> A CPU can be decommissioned and turned off My analogy starts with the case where this is true and the energy efficiency gain is clear, but only as a comparis

> A CPU can be decommissioned and turned off My analogy starts with the case where this is true and the energy efficiency gain is clear, but only as a comparison point from which to consider the case where "instead of being decommissioned" the server's CPU cycles are used for something else (corresponding to humans choosing different jobs, or even just recreation). I argue that even in this case it's an environmentally positive change.