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1. huijzer ◴[] No.42212437[source]
> Here’s a sobering thought: today, data centers already consume 1-2% of the world’s power, and that percentage will likely rise to 3-4% by the end of the decade.

I don't get this marketing angle. I've made arguments here before that the cost of compute from a energy perspective is often negligible. If Google Maps, for example, can save you 1 mile due to better routing, then that is several orders of magnitude more efficient [1].

If it uses less resources, it uses less resources. Everybody (businesses and individuals) loves that.

[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=huijzer&next=4206549...

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2. adgjlsfhk1 ◴[] No.42214439[source]
both are true. using computers to reduce emissions is good, and reducing computer emissions is good.