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It's not that signifigant if you compare the average person's energy use from internet searches, versus something like air conditioning
by beeflet 2y ago
It's not that signifigant if you compare the average person's energy use from internet searches, versus something like air conditioning
- SideQuark 2y agoSaying it's no problem to increase energy use 10x as long as something else uses more is not really a compelling argument. Especially when there are decent replacements to save the 10x item. If I made a 10x less energy use AC I'd be a billionaire; comparing to one of the most costly energy uses that has no simple replacement is not a good metric.
- mewpmewp2 2y agoYou still have to consider what is worth optimizing and what is not. Getting your task done because of a superior search engine also saves total energy spent on getting that task done.
- levocardia 2y agoIf AC did not exist and I invented it, I would also be a billionaire, energy consumption would go up, and the net effect for society would be positive. Energy consumption going up has always been a sign of improvement in human wellbeing. Why would the future be any different?
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- psychoslave 2y agoI doubt air conditioning is as used as internet search engines. The only places where I ever saw air climatisation is cars and business buildings. I never saw one in a personal home, let alone a personal device carried in the pocket you can use while walking.
- notfromhere 2y agoYou’ve never seen a first world house with central air?
- dotancohen 2y agoGP must live in the UK or India. Well, actually, some homes in India do have A/C.
- psychoslave 2y agoI live in Strasbourg, France.
- dotancohen 2y agoInteresting, thank you. I suppose that you do have heating in the home?
- thatfrenchguy 2y agoForced-air heating basically does not exist in France :). To be fair, radient heating is always a nicer experience.
- psychoslave 2y agoYes, actually we finally found a house that was affordable for us last year, and made lot work in it, including wall isolation, changing windows, and install a heat pump, replacing the oil-for hearing system that was in place. Heat pumps are clearly on the rise around here, contrary to AC. There is of course no magic regarding electricity price here, but oil provision and prices are also big unknowns, all the more with the state pushing oil-fire systems out of market as a legal option.
- TeMPOraL 2y agoDoesn't France have extreme heat waves in summer? The way temperatures have been changing in Europe in the past decade, you may not have A/C at home now, but I bet you'll have it in ten years, tops. So will everyone else and their dogs.