Datacenters aren’t helping, but they’re like 3-4% of emissions. It’s still manufacturing plastic crap and shipping across the ocean with bunker fuel burn causing 60% of it.

But yeah, increased energy usage isn’t helping.

If you’re only doing that now…

If I didn’t know better id think they’re trying to get people to switch away from windows.

Same boat. W10 LTS until I’m finished wrapping up some loose ends.

Then I’ll do a VM with GPU passthrough on an old Windows for non critical things.

I never loved or trusted Microsoft, but this (not just the uninvited transformers, all of it) is beyond unacceptable to me.

My sib, they’ve been doing this kind of thing for years. This is not new. This is how they operate.

If you value your privacy at all don’t use MS products.

Thanks for convincing me to get a Mac! I love it so far!!

I mean, AI is using like 1-2% of human energy and that’s fucking wild.

My take away is we need more clean energy generation. Good things we’ve got countries like China leading the way in nuclear and renewables!!

This is my big beef. Last version. Sounded great. We’ve been betrayed.

Perhaps, but maybe it doesn’t matter. I want to live in a society where people are kind to one another, where they listen to one another, and where they have the opportunity to be prosperous. From my experience the place I was born, (BC, Canada), is trending away from that. I believe helping these lost youngsters become better people would help reverse that trend, and I think one of the first steps towards helping them is to have more empathy.

Lots of people have an external locus of control and I don’t know if that’s easily changed, but I do know it doesn’t mean that they have to be hateful.

I think you got downvoted because it wasn’t clear what you were saying, so people misunderstood. That’s why I asked, because I don’t like to assume I know what people are saying, I prefer to have them tell me.

If I understand your comment, you are wondering out loud. Perhaps some of the other readers thought you were trying to make a point about something.

Thank you for elaborating!

When you consume social media in China you see a lot more travel influencers, foodies, educational reels, and generally more positive content. People who post rage content there get banned.

So yes, they have influencers, but the social media I’ve seen out here is more moderated. Not true for all countries of course, you can get the same TikTok in Japan, and there are LOTS of hateful comments on the Japanese internet.

There are actors building influence who benefit by more males being this way. They target ladies too, but in different ways. They are determined and focused.

I’m not trying to defend them, but the lonely guy to incel pipeline is a real thing. They are targeted, propagandized, and monetized. I believe people are responsible for the decisions they make, so I’m not saying they aren’t to blame for that, but I am saying it’s more complex than just that.

Back in my day when I was living on the street we called them volcels. And by back in my day I mean a few years ago, and by the street I mean discord.

I’m not sure I understand what you’re getting at. Can you elaborate for me?

Humanity? This isn’t happening in every country. The west is not all of humanity.

The numbers don’t lie - scandinavian countries are happier and healthier.

It’s not all human civilization. I’m in Japan right now and it’s not happening like that here. Don’t misunderstand, things aren’t perfect here, there’s other issues, but the kids are mostly alright.

And even in Canada it’s not everybody with these issues, it’s mostly the anglos. Lots of non english private schools that don’t have these issues for various reasons - banned cellphones, stricter rules, stricter parents, etc.

My friends in China tell me the kids there also don’t have these issues. Again, other issues, but not these.