Google quietly removes net-zero carbon goal from website amid rapid power-hungry AI data center buildout — industry-first sustainability pledge moved to background amidst AI energy crisis (www.tomshardware.com)
from x0x7@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world on 06 Sep 07:57
https://lemmy.world/post/35518456

It’s ok. Consumers will take up the slack on climate change. You’ll just not be able to do anything ever or eat normal food. I know a lot of you say that if you don’t eat meat it produces a lot less carbon.

But what if I did eat meat and google didn’t spend the energy grid’s entire power supply chasing dominance in a technology none of want that badly.

This is the classic example of rent seeking. Rent seeking is when resources are spent on a contest that doesn’t actually produce anything for the public. And the total resources spent on the contest by all parties can exceed even the benefit to the victor. It’s Mr. Beast but instead of people exhausting themselves it’s corporations exhausting the planet.

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humanoidchaos@lemmy.cif.su on 06 Sep 08:32 next collapse

Consumers will take up the slack on climate change.

That would involve killing our rulers and the conpeople we keep electing.

It’s the only way anything will change.

halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world on 06 Sep 08:36 next collapse

The same bullshit as telling people to limit their showers to save water during a drought instead of having agriculture switch to crops that need less water. Because the people using 15% of the water are definitely going to make a dent when the other 85% don’t give a shit.

toiletobserver@lemmy.world on 06 Sep 16:07 collapse

I can think of two other ways.

  1. nuclear world war
  2. meteor takes out the planet
FinalRemix@lemmy.world on 06 Sep 19:32 collapse

I’d love for either to happen at this point.

BlackLaZoR@fedia.io on 06 Sep 09:01 next collapse

It was all for show from the start.

Tetsuo@jlai.lu on 06 Sep 10:49 next collapse

Governments need to regulate businesses for pollution.

Politicians don’t want to hinder the businesses in their country compared to abroad. They also may receives “gifts” from time to time.

Nobody regulates pollution.

Profit ?

And yet many people will still vote in some politician that probably was saying they would regulate and fight against climate change*

  • America is an exception : they elect directly someone that destroys climate for money. It’s more straightforward apparently.
furzegulo@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 06 Sep 12:33 next collapse

Don’t be evil

Passerby6497@lemmy.world on 06 Sep 13:13 collapse

Don’tefinitely be evil

scratchee@feddit.uk on 06 Sep 16:47 collapse

Don’t be evil

JohnEdwa@sopuli.xyz on 06 Sep 19:46 collapse

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candy_colors@lemmy.world on 07 Sep 02:58 collapse

"How to write a negative character arc?"✍️

Google existing:

goatinspace@feddit.org on 06 Sep 14:55 next collapse

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NotKyloRen@lemmy.zip on 06 Sep 16:18 collapse

“Well don’t look at me like I’m frickin’ Frankenstein or something. Give your father a hug.”

lechekaflan@lemmy.world on 06 Sep 16:27 next collapse

Once Cheeto-head got in charge again, nearly all those tech corpos took off the blinders and go off doing anything as they please.

Ron@zegheteens.nl on 06 Sep 16:46 next collapse

Google started as the always ad free search engine.

SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org on 07 Sep 05:51 collapse

We are so fucking fucked.