Strypey on Nostr: "... behind the analogy of the cloud lies a huge infrastructure of cables, servers ...
"... behind the analogy of the cloud lies a huge infrastructure of cables, servers and throwaway devices, sucking energy and materials – not to mention the army of exploited Global South labour, from brutalized coltan miners to burnt-out content moderators, that corporate social media rely on. Our social media would reduce and optimize, rather than maximize, network flows and screentime."
Nick Dowson
https://newint.org/features/2023/02/20/what-if%E2%80%A6-social-media-were-not-profitPublished at
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