The problem is that these comparisons do not have equal utility. Trying to compare them to AI datacenter consumption is equivalent to justifying a gambling habit on a fixed income because groceries consume plenty of dollars as well.
Right, but the utility goes in the other direction, not the one you’re maybe thinking.
Meat is basically optional, you don’t need meat to be healthy or happy. There are vegetarian body builders. Meat has, probably, negative value on most American’s lives, due to its contribution to heart disease.
That’s not to say meat isn’t tasty. It is. But from an objective standpoint, the value is ehhh.
Arguably, AI has much more value, and for 1/100th the water cost. Hey, that’s pretty good!
> The problem is that these comparisons do not have equal utility.
That's just your opinion, though. I would prefer a purely vegerarian society with advanced AI that can cure cancer or discover new maths to society with meat and no AI.
