Growing staples is the main failing of all these vertical farms, and they are just boutique-ish without that capability.
But if energy were free could we not grow staples vertically? We ARE on the cusp of that. And there is a lot of emphasis here.
Virtually free energy could come now, with present technology, anywhere on earth with Geothermal... if it was just invested in. (Requires upfront costs).
People LIKE to live on the edge. It is an unfortunate fact ... especially given their are 9B of us. Super bad for the ecology, the encountering of new diseases etc. Suburbs Exurbs, retreats... never ends. If we had a Home (like most animals) we would have to worry much less about despoliation and ravages like fires. Why not have a home to live in and allow ourselves rest, relaxation and recovery in an unspoiled wilderness??
i was able to turn the graphic emoji's permanently off in the settings: they were replaced with their labels... For me it was mostly an eye saver, i hated the constantly moving bits on my screen
