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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 78 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Hardly unique to Tehran. Utah is facing the same crisis right now. Their answer has been to privatize harder.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 19 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (2 children)

It's the opposite here (Denmark), we have clean drinking water in the entire country, but I've been hearing about efforts to reduce water consumption and preserving the natural resources for instance regulating agriculture as far back as I can remember, which is back to the 70's.
Our governments have been on top of this all the way through (mostly the left), and water is very cheap, so we have a tax on water to prevent people from using it mindlessly.

[–] tehn00bi@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago

As a great grand child of a danish immigrant, I rather curse my ancestors for leaving.

[–] atmorous@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (2 children)

What's it like living there? I've always wanted to become a citizen there. Love Danish music, people, culture, history, and danish danish

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

That's very hard to make a short response to. I like it here, and I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.
I find myself privileged to live here, although other places can have advantages in better climate, cheaper high quality food, and warmer personalities.
But here people are more "real" than most places, we don't do fake praising or other fake behavior as much as most cultures. I like that, but for foreigners it can be difficult.

[–] Danquebec@sh.itjust.works 3 points 18 hours ago

As a non-Danish, I'd love to know more about what you love about Denmark.

I have only fragments of knowledge about its medieval history, and in music, I know only of Mercyful Fate and King Diamond.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 40 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

My city is running out of water as well. Their bright idea was just to give it away for free to Big Industry. Also water bills are going up. So that's fun.

[–] zaugofficial@lemmings.world 2 points 16 hours ago (2 children)
[–] chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago

Most Christian groups are, but yes.....Mormons are extra insane.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Religion is just a part of it.

Ranchers, golfers, and data centers are at the heart of this thing. Plenty of these guys are fully secularized