Joe Rogan Experience #599 - Shane Smith

Climate Chaos

Shane Smith and Joe Rogan explore the chaotic implications of climate change, emphasizing the massive displacement of people. Shane highlights the disparity between rich and poor, noting that wealthier individuals can relocate, while others are left in dire conditions 1. He questions why the alarming data on sea level rise isn't more widely acknowledged, despite being published by NASA and other scientific bodies 2.

I'm a guy who does this for a living, and I don't know this shit. Like, why the fuck so, you know, we got the top scientists, and we went through the thing, whatever, and they're like, yeah. Oh, fuck, yeah. It's going to be, you know, 3 meters, 4 meters. And at that point, you're like, well, that remaps the world. Shouldn't we be making a bigger fucking deal about this?

--- Shane Smith

Joe humorously suggests turning Death Valley into a forest by redirecting water, highlighting the absurdity of current priorities 1.

   

Water Solutions

The conversation shifts to innovative solutions for water scarcity, with Joe Rogan and Shane Smith contemplating the use of pipelines to transport water from melting glaciers to arid regions like California 3. Shane suggests that as oil prices drop and water scarcity rises, water could become a more valuable commodity than oil.

If oil keeps going down and water keeps going up, it'll be economically feasible. You'll make more money selling water than you will.

--- Shane Smith

They discuss the potential of repurposing existing infrastructure, like the Keystone pipeline, for water transport, envisioning a future where water is a critical resource 3.