>"That sounds like a lot to me." It sounds like a lot because you are adding up energy used by many, many people all around the world. Lots of things "sound li

>"That sounds like a lot to me." It sounds like a lot because you are adding up energy used by many, many people all around the world. Lots of things "sound like a lot" when you do that. Why not do the same calculation for a few other things that people enjoy (gaming, porn, cat pics, posting to facebook/twitter, bars/drinking, holiday decorations, lawncare, etc)? All those activities are totally unnecessary wastes of energy.