5G is a new park of machines for the network operators. It's also a new park of machines for the consumers. It's huge because we are so numerous. Imagine you

5G is a new park of machines for the network operators. It's also a new park of machines for the consumers. It's huge because we are so numerous. Imagine you renew a boat fleet. Imagine the impact on the nearby forest. Going from no boats to having a fleet may be worth the damage. Going from a very good fleet to a slightly more advanced fleet may not be worth it. Network infra and smartphones are the same. They require us to mine all their components and use energy to transform them. 4G seems to provide enough value to me. I don't like the tradeoff we get of "i can download 4K in the elevator now" (seems unnecessary to me) vs "we unleashed megatones of CO2, mined out large cobalt mines that will never form again in milleniaz to come, etc (seems critical to me)