It is in the water cycle true, but where it is in that cycle and where it ends up are both critical to our long term industrial agricultural water use.

Our water (in the US) comes from aquifers and like the proverbial milk shake, we're drinking it all up and pouring it on alfalfa.

We need far far more water than collecting it from the rain would provide.

The coming water wars will be fought over the rights to the dwindling supplies...

A lot of water used in agriculture is actually from underground water sources that refill very slowly. Once we run out of those, many of the things we do can't work anymore.

About 10 years ago it didn't rain in Central California for 2 straight years. Imagine that, but with the ground water gone, and places water is traditionally piped from saying "no more". Millions of people would die.

When all the rain falls in the ocean, it's effectively gone.

Lmfao you really think the people with money won't take control of natural resources?

That's a pretty bad assumption considering they already have. Companies across the planet have already taken over most natural resources and will defend them with militaristic ways.

Water is already privatized in a lot of areas.

Just a heads up, but most states have laws that guard against rain water capture. For example Colorado only allows 2 barrels or 110 gallons per year!

https://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/natural-resources/rainwater-collection-colorado-6-707/

Avg US citizen uses 100 gallons/day

https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Departments-and-Agencies/DPH/dph/drinking_water/pdf/27icwaterfactspdf.pdf

The water goes into the ocean and then we cant drink it anymore, is that not obvious??