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I’ll stop using ChatGPT when private jets are banned, families drop down to one car and stop having more than two kids. Seriously there are probably more emissi

I’ll stop using ChatGPT when private jets are banned, families drop down to one car and stop having more than two kids. Seriously there are probably more emissions from a few supertankers/cargo carriers than all LLMs combined.

Zacharias030 1y ago
3 if you raise them vegan!
zekrioca 1y ago
No one is asking people to stop using the Internet. However, becoming aware of one’s consumption is important, and as of now, people are generally oblivious to their digital footprint beyond power consumption, which is only one of the aspects.
- nsksl 1y ago
  Of course they are. We continuously hear that we have to stop having cars, kids, and consuming in a way that the elites have described as irresponsible, all whilst they travel the world in private jets where they definitely do not eat tofu.
  - zekrioca 1y ago
    I guess you should just walk outside a bit.
readthenotes1 1y ago
it made me look. a private jet emits 4,900 g of c02 per mile (how the author's mind didn't explode mixing the measurement systems is beyond me) vs 1 prompt emitting 1.14 g. https://flybitlux.com/what-is-the-carbon-footprint-of-a-private-jet/ https://flybitlux.com/what-is-the-carbon-footprint-of-a-priv...
- BriggyDwiggs42 1y ago
  Honestly not as dramatic as I’d have hoped. 5000 chatgpt prompts propelling a jet for a mile is a pretty surprising amount of energy useage.
  - lostmsu 1y ago
    Yeah, but it's multiple million per flight
    - BriggyDwiggs42 1y ago
      Yeah but chatgpt has like a hundred million users right?
      - lostmsu 1y ago
        I fail to see a point in this comment. We are comparing 100 million users to a single jet flight. If you believe that a flight is more important that a few million conversations for anyone, sure I can see how you can be concerned.
        linotype 1y ago
        Most private jet flights are more than one mile in length and there are many thousands of them per day. There’s no where you can go (effectively) that you can’t get to with a major airline. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/carbon-pollution-from-high-flying-rich-in-private-jets-soars https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/carbon-pollution-from-h...
Buxato 1y ago
WTF, the level of .... in this phrase is astonishing IMO, specially when you said the kids "issue". Seriously WTF
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- linotype 1y ago
  > WTF, the level of .... in this phrase is astonishing IMO, specially when you said the kids "issue". Seriously WTF What?
votepaunchy 1y ago
Let’s talk about fewer kids after people stop owning pets.
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Zacharias030 1y ago

3 if you raise them vegan!

zekrioca 1y ago

No one is asking people to stop using the Internet. However, becoming aware of one’s consumption is important, and as of now, people are generally oblivious to their digital footprint beyond power consumption, which is only one of the aspects.

nsksl 1y ago
Of course they are. We continuously hear that we have to stop having cars, kids, and consuming in a way that the elites have described as irresponsible, all whilst they travel the world in private jets where they definitely do not eat tofu.
- zekrioca 1y ago
  I guess you should just walk outside a bit.

readthenotes1 1y ago

it made me look. a private jet emits 4,900 g of c02 per mile (how the author's mind didn't explode mixing the measurement systems is beyond me) vs 1 prompt emitting 1.14 g. https://flybitlux.com/what-is-the-carbon-footprint-of-a-private-jet/ https://flybitlux.com/what-is-the-carbon-footprint-of-a-priv...

BriggyDwiggs42 1y ago
Honestly not as dramatic as I’d have hoped. 5000 chatgpt prompts propelling a jet for a mile is a pretty surprising amount of energy useage.
- lostmsu 1y ago
  Yeah, but it's multiple million per flight
  - BriggyDwiggs42 1y ago
    Yeah but chatgpt has like a hundred million users right?
    - lostmsu 1y ago
      I fail to see a point in this comment. We are comparing 100 million users to a single jet flight. If you believe that a flight is more important that a few million conversations for anyone, sure I can see how you can be concerned.
      - linotype 1y ago
        Most private jet flights are more than one mile in length and there are many thousands of them per day. There’s no where you can go (effectively) that you can’t get to with a major airline. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/carbon-pollution-from-high-flying-rich-in-private-jets-soars https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/carbon-pollution-from-h...

Buxato 1y ago

WTF, the level of .... in this phrase is astonishing IMO, specially when you said the kids "issue". Seriously WTF

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linotype 1y ago
> WTF, the level of .... in this phrase is astonishing IMO, specially when you said the kids "issue". Seriously WTF What?

votepaunchy 1y ago

Let’s talk about fewer kids after people stop owning pets.

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