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Not sure how well it will work, we want things that grab our attention, that is why companies do that. If they don't, someone else will.
by cheph 6y ago
Not sure how well it will work, we want things that grab our attention, that is why companies do that. If they don't, someone else will.
- tauchunfall 6y agoGrabbing more of our attention means more ads, more ads mean selling more goods, selling more goods means more carbon emissions, more carbon emissions mean continued climate change. I think if we want to fight climate change we have to rethink our economies and also the business models in the technology sector.
- fx32s 6y agoYou just described the goal of capitalism. This is nothing specific to tech companies.
- cheph 6y agoThe goal of capitalism is not to create more carbon emissions.
- cheph 6y ago> selling more goods means more carbon emissions, more carbon emissions mean continued climate change. Does it? There are other energy sources. It does mean increasing entropy, which would be more efficient without without carbon based fuels, but that is the nature of the universe and what life does, so not sure we should be opposed to it: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoaVOjvkzQtyZF-2VpJrxPz7bxK_p1Dd2 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoaVOjvkzQtyZF-2VpJrx... > I think if we want to fight climate change we have to rethink our economies and also the business models in the technology sector. Or rethink our energy sources.