This post argues AI is not the real drain on rivers — meat is
meatstheeye · reddit · 2026-07-24
This Substack piece argues that AI is not the main thing draining rivers; animal agriculture is.
The post is framed as a rebuttal to claims about AI water usage, shifting the spotlight toward the much larger water footprint of food production and meat consumption. It is more of an opinion-driven environmental argument than a technical AI story.
The core point is that AI’s water use should be discussed in proportion to other, larger sources of consumption.
Related event: AI Water Debate Shifts to Livestock(2 posts)→
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