Water and food are the absolute essentials to life. If meta came up with a new product, you can ignore it, but you cannot ignore water scarcity.
Most nations are beginning to deal with intense water pressure issues. Especially as seasons don't follow the patterns so perfectly. A flash drought could cripple almost all water and excessive underground water pumping sinks the land. See china's issue with random potholes due since the land is sinking.
Modern water desalination is quite new, so technology has much room to grow. Not only does that make it attractive in terms of patents for better systems, but also there's always a market.
Most nations are beginning to deal with intense water pressure issues. Especially as seasons don't follow the patterns so perfectly. A flash drought could cripple almost all water and excessive underground water pumping sinks the land. See china's issue with random potholes due since the land is sinking.
Modern water desalination is quite new, so technology has much room to grow. Not only does that make it attractive in terms of patents for better systems, but also there's always a market.