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[–] 21 points 5 months ago (20 children)

maybe they meant meat farms. meat uses more water than apparently anyone realizes or cares about. theres material to that reality, whether its acknowledged or not.

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  • [–] 12 points 5 months ago (11 children)

    I think almonds use an inordinate amount of water.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (6 children)

    Yeah, but how many people are eating that meat versus those almonds.

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    A kg of almonds takes 3000 liters of water, so that's 1.9 calories per liter.

    Near as I can tell water cost of meat ranges from 2000 l/kg for chicken to maybe 15,000 l/kg for beef. That's 0.09-0.6 calories/liter. So, 3-20x more people can eat almonds than meat.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    "American meat consumption dwarfs almond consumption by over 50-fold. The average American eats over 220 pounds of meat annually, compared to just 2 pounds of almonds. While meat is a traditional dietary staple, almond consumption has surged by over 220% due to their popularity as a health snack and dairy substitute."

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    There's a solution you don't see

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  • [–] 0 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    well go on and share with us your wisdom then

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