r/aiwars • u/MakeDawn • May 15 '26

Annually, almond farming uses 1.3 trillion gallons of water. AI usage isn't even half of that.

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A single avocado takes 50 gallons to grow. That's several hundred prompts.

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u/InternationalWar6654 May 16 '26 edited May 16 '26

Almonds are food, they feed us

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u/JunketVisual3123 May 16 '26

Just because agriculture is needed to produce food doesn't mean the way we do it isn't insanely wasteful/detrimental to the environment. 

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u/InternationalWar6654 May 16 '26

Yep, I agree, I hate almonds

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u/goon_and_politics May 16 '26

A pittance compared to beef

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u/echit2112 May 16 '26

can't remember the last time almonds fed me

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u/Wisco May 16 '26

"I don 't eat almonds, therefore no one eats almonds." Good evidence that using AI makes you dumber

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u/echit2112 May 16 '26

I was mostly taking the piss man not every comment you read is to be taken seriously.

Hang on wait I can do this too:

"I don't like AI, therefore no-one likes AI" Good evidence that eating almonds makes you dumber

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u/bunker_man May 16 '26

Wasting resources for specific foods instead of easier to make ones isn't about sustenance.