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0 pointsNextgrid7y ago0 comments

This raises a question, how much does the cancer that is advertising & analytics consumes in terms of electricity and engineering time that could've been put to better use?

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ndnxhs7y ago· 2 in thread

Computers use next to nothing in total. Almost all energy is used on heating/cooling, transport and farming.

NextgridOP7y ago

It still means we're wasting energy cooling computers that are used for advertising & stalking. Those computers can be put to better use instead.

ndnxhs7y ago

The bigger problem is advertising drives needless and wasteful consumption.

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