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		QuercusMax on June 13, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The American West is figuring out how to keep cool Do we have the resources to support such a sprawly civilization? It's not just the land, it's all the infrastructure (roads, plumbing, power, etc.) which isn't free.

ssl-3 on June 13, 2024 [–]

No, of course not.

But the claim was about the unavailability of space, not of man-made infrastructure.

QuercusMax on June 13, 2024 | [–]

I said we don't have enough earths to support everyone living in sprawl. That's talking about resources, not just land.

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