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Many people find long hot showers relaxing.

Mental health is more important than conserving "scarce resources" like water and energy. The ocean is literally full of water. The sun is very bright. Research will eventually help us make better use of these "scarce resources" without burning (gasp!) any fossil fuels.

Until then, I'm going to continue enjoying my 20-minute daily routine.

But thanks for caring.

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I am seeing way too many of these odd comments. If you're not interested in reducing your carbon footprint right now by reducing the energy necessary to pump, clean, and heat your bathing water you can keep that to yourself. Did you read the article? It's not trying to guilt trip you yet you react as if you've been personally attacked. This article is probably more for people like me who feel guilty showering daily due the relative lack of necessity compared to the environmental impact. Green energy isn't carbon neutral, just better than the alternatives and doesn't have a net zero impact. If you're saying we shouldn't worry about our energy production's environmental impact because eventually fusion will become reality, there is a long mean-time where our personal choices are still disruptive to the environment. I'd gladly introduce this type of system if I can do so with a reliable commercial product or a diy I could figure out. So this article is for people like me, people who'd also rather not have to wade through negative comments and actually get to the useful ones faster.

Exactly. Neurotic people trying to impose their rules on people to reinforce their own energy-apocalypse ideology.

Split the atom.

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