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> Well if we're going to dive into morality, requiring me to produce additional pollution and e-waste to run your program when I have a perfectly capable turing
by wilsonnb3 2y ago
> Well if we're going to dive into morality, requiring me to produce additional pollution and e-waste to run your program when I have a perfectly capable turing machine already is unconscionable.
This is not obvious to me - I would be interested in reading more about the ethical considerations here, if you or anyone else has any good links.
- craftkiller 2y agoLinks for what? The environmental damage of producing electronics? - Apple has a report for the environmental impact of an iphone, 81% of the carbon emissions is from the production of the device [0] - In addition to the whole global warming thing, there's the health impact [1]. So here I am, typing this message out on a perfectly capable universal turing machine. But in order to run <nintendo game> I have to incur that 81% carbon emissions again to buy a different universal turing machine from Nintendo. One that will, after a few years, get thrown into the back of a closet where it will accumulate dust until one day I haul it down to electronics recycling where it can continue its journey poisoning the children. Its a simple matter of 1 device is less bad than 2. [0] https://www.apple.com/environment/pdf/products/iphone/iPhone_13_PER_Sept2021.pdf [1] https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/electronic-waste-(e-waste)
- wilsonnb3 2y agoI was hoping for a more holistic analysis about nintendos business model, the environmental impact, and how the purchasers choice to not buy Nintendos hardware and software fits in. But it is interesting food for thought nonetheless.