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Bandwidth Conservation Society
- analognoise 2y agoI mean technically isn't this a bit like saying we should preserve the amount of colored ink in things we print, as colored printing costs more? Sure, the books printed in color costs marginally more, and there are a lot of people around the world for whom a few extra dollars would marginally impact their ability to afford the books printed in color. On the other hand, you have to express yourself without color to abide by this rule, and it would negatively impact both your expression and the number of these books you could sell. In short, there's really no point in preserving bandwidth if it attracts more of your target demographic anyway. I don't think people on a rural connection in the 3rd world really care about...borderline any first world website? So what is the point of "preserving" access for those people anyway, at the cost of cooler interactions/more colors/more engagement/whatever. It just seems a little silly. The pipes are bigger now, use 'em up.