This part of his argument is not self evident or intuitive and I'm not convinced that the abstract economic model maps cleanly to the messy reality. I'm much more assuaged by the fact that it seems to cost ~$1/1000 gallons to convert fresh water into potable water.
Like, if agriculture uses fresh water and data centers use potable water, the important question is how hard it is to convert fresh water into potable water?
The answer seems to be "not very" so the difference is kind of moot
Like, if agriculture uses fresh water and data centers use potable water, the important question is how hard it is to convert fresh water into potable water?
The answer seems to be "not very" so the difference is kind of moot