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He's playing the long game. The only way the billionaire class will survive when the water runs out is to position themselves as benevolent feudal overlords. If he chucks all his money into the hat now he won't have enough money to build a country sized desalination plant in Africa which he can operate for free in return for his safety.
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Wasn’t there an article in the guardian this morning mentioning that Amazon produce more carbon emissions than small countries?
https://www.theguardian.com/news/shortcuts/2020/feb/17/hidden-costs-of-online-delivery-environment?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other