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I don’t mean for one data center, I mean globally. There are resource limits to this planet, and we’ve been stretching past them in the short term, and are star
by questionableans 22d ago
I don’t mean for one data center, I mean globally. There are resource limits to this planet, and we’ve been stretching past them in the short term, and are starting to see the long term consequences. The problem is people think “oh, it’s ok if I pollute a little more because the world is large, and the god we’ll create in our image with these machines will figure it all out for us.” That’s an unsustainable business model based on impressive technology managed by people stuck in childlike fantasies.
- alex43578 22d agoIt’s an unsustainable model, but you’re proposing an unenforceable guideline. China hasn’t stopped using coal because of climate concerns. The US hasn’t stopped fracking. Africa won’t stop adding another billion people. None of those things are going to change because of a potential issue, distributed across the globe 50 years from now. If it doesn’t make economic sense (at a micro or macro level), it doesn’t happen.
- questionableans 22d agoOr it does make economic sense, but the people drawn to power are too deluded to understand.