@dclr42 Which trend would that be?
@trinsec Take your pick! Climate change, decreasing product availability, nationalism, etc. Apply the question to each- to whatever trend you're hoping will just go away- and consider what it would mean if it didn't go away.
@dclr42 Hehe, all the ones you listed are definitely long term trends. Nothing new though? They're already known as long term ones I'd have thought.
@dclr42 From what I understand, the drought in the American West is largely caused by humans, mostly by the farming industry. Even if they change their dumb rules about water management overnight, I'm sure it'd probably take over a decade to recover... 😬
Nothing is going to be short term at this rate.. I know what you mean though. Maybe people are grasping at straws of hope. I think people need to be educated better about this in general.
That said, Las Vegas is definitely going to be uninhabitable in 100 years. It'll be renamed to New Vegas and the currency will be bottle caps. 😋
@trinsec I've heard the drought is natural, but exacerbated by human activity (particularly the Colorado River shortages and aquifer subsidence). People want quick and easy solutions, and it's even better if problems just go away. I raised the question today to encourage people to think in a different direction.
I'm sure New Vegas will be a lovely place to visit, if you can avoid the radscorpions.