• WhoIzDisIz@lemmy.today
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    3 months ago

    To a point, I don’t disagree. Reality does reality things, however - whether people like it or not. Otherwise we wouldn’t be having this conversation.

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      3 months ago

      I’m not disputing that they will do these things, I’m just stating very good reasons why they should not.

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        3 months ago

        Yes, the energy needs currently are absurd, but I’m sure the earliest building & room-filling computers were the same — while we were far less conscious of the energy consumption at the time. Things improved eventually, and this likely will as well. I agree it shouldn’t be used nearly as much as it is being pushed in its current form, but the reality is that it will still be used nonetheless.