The water we use in households for drinking is literally a fraction of the total water 75% is used in farms. 99% of the corn grown is not eaten. 70% is used for feed, and the rest is burned for fuel. Sorghum is grown in Arizona where it eats up water. They literally just farm it to sell it he Saudis so they can have grow beef. All because farmers make pennies on literal tons of food. We will have water rations so the farmers won't be angry.
It's like shitty Dune where I live, just dry brush and ashes next to acres of pristine temperature controlled almond trees who each individially suck up enough water to maintain a fucking indigenous garden. But the almonds must flow, and the whims of the moneyed almond lords carry vast weight with the regional government.
I never thought of that parallel, but we will literally be drinking our own piss before any feudal nut baron feels any impact
At least :dog-faced-pony-soldier: could be a thing. Or at the very least, one of the raider factions.
