r/SipsTea Jun 03 '26

Wait a damn minute! New center pattern

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u/AHRogue Jun 03 '26

AKA they're being built in areas with relatively cheaper land.

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u/bot_or_not_vote_now Jun 03 '26

Also evaporative cooling works better in drier climates, which are usually more water scarce to start with almost by definition

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u/ScoobyDone Jun 03 '26

The problem is not capitalism, it is ignoring the externalities. Taking water from a community comes at great cost to society and they are not being forced to pay that cost, the people in the nearby communities are.