Yes the number is large, but you must weigh the environmental cost against the many benefits we as a society have gained from teaching computers how to incorrectly summarize emails and somehow even simple excel spreadsheets
and global warming is my fault because I driver older internal combustion engine vehicles and do not have solar panels on my roof. every time I read about data centers I can feel my brain accumulating more and more injuries.
11 Comments
Carnelian@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 8d
Yes the number is large, but you must weigh the environmental cost against the many benefits we as a society have gained from teaching computers how to incorrectly summarize emails and somehow even simple excel spreadsheets
ShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.com · 20 pts · 8d
Only? I would have to guess at far greater given secondary factors like chip manufacturing and power consumption
avidamoeba@lemmy.ca · 14 pts · 8d
Plus they chronically lie so it's safe to assume it's more.
burt@programming.dev · 14 pts · 8d
and global warming is my fault because I driver older internal combustion engine vehicles and do not have solar panels on my roof. every time I read about data centers I can feel my brain accumulating more and more injuries.
QuandaleDingle@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 8d
Uggh
Reygle@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 8d
Theoretical: Could we ballpark a figure of how much CO2 would be produced if every currently building data center were set alight?
eclipse7@feddit.nu · 4 pts · 8d
Sacrificing our future for convenience 10/10
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 8d
Not to mention the water use.
Really, the article didn't mention that at all.
oyzmo@piefed.social · 1 pts · 7d
who cares?! 🤑🤑💰 ... 😢
peopleproblems@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 8d
WELL
at least I have an EV now?
db2@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 8d
Giedi Prime speed run