tante on Nostr: Felix is right. And it goes further: We often treat units of energy used or units of ...
Felix is right. And it goes further: We often treat units of energy used or units of compute supplied as fungible, as if they were all the same. But it matters what you do with them, not every use of energy for example is the same. It makes a massive difference whether you use a kWh of energy on running a train, powering an MRT , confirming Bitcoin transactions or generating some "AI art".
Energy and compute are often seen as ethereal, as invisible but they have a material basis, a material cost. And we more than ever need to make sure to invest our material resources less wastefully, more consciously and with a stronger focus on the well being and dignity of everyone on this planet.
https://tldr.nettime.org/@festal/111923413367644868
Energy and compute are often seen as ethereal, as invisible but they have a material basis, a material cost. And we more than ever need to make sure to invest our material resources less wastefully, more consciously and with a stronger focus on the well being and dignity of everyone on this planet.
https://tldr.nettime.org/@festal/111923413367644868