> There's no "fixed budget" of energy that is ethically ok to use. Not even 0.00001 W? How is it ethical to live in the first place in such case? > The parent

> There's no "fixed budget" of energy that is ethically ok to use. Not even 0.00001 W? How is it ethical to live in the first place in such case? > The parents point was that these devices are woefully inefficent no matter which way you look at them. It's always a trade off, of productivity, enjoyment vs energy efficiency, isn't it? If I find a setup that allows me to be more productive and enjoy my work more, certainly I would need to balance it with how much potential waste there is in terms of efficiency. > The "best" thing to do would be neither, and is usually to just use the device you have That's quite a generic statement. If my device is a budget android phone, do you expect me to keep coding on it, not buying better tools?