# Fresh Water Is Not a Fixed Stock nor Is It Simply Out There in Nature Waiting to Be Discovered and Used by Kyle O'Donnell > "Fresh water is not a fixed stock nor is it simply out there in nature waiting to be discovered and used." > **— Kyle O'Donnell**, *The Infinite Well: How Innovation Keeps Water Flowing* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication (2025):** [The Infinite Well: How Innovation Keeps Water Flowing](https://humanprogress.org/the-infinite-well-how-innovation-keeps-water-flowing/) — exact wording verified in the article text. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Article:** [[articles/STFU About AI and Water and Just Eat Your Burger|STFU About AI and Water and Just Eat Your Burger]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/HumanProgress.org|HumanProgress.org]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Fresh water is not a fixed stock nor is it simply out there in nature waiting to be discovered and used." — Kyle O'Donnell, The Infinite Well: How Innovation Keeps Water Flowing, 2025 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-kyle-donnell-fresh-water-not-fixed ```