What is it with the ignorant American thinking that "less power means a lower quality of life"?
Nobody ever said that- that I am aware of. I most certainly did not. If you think I did, you might want to try a different translation service or something. All I said was do what you want to do, and let everyone else do what they want to do. It's a simple premise of freedom.
I've just changed a 35W halogen GU10 spot bulb in my bathroom for a 3W LED bulb. It requires 11.667 times less energy and yet gives me more light and less waste heat, which is not wanted in the summer.
Good for you. But I don't know what your point is other than you think you are super smart or something and want everyone else to know too? I will change out my bulbs when they blow and need changing.
My main computer for web browsing and document writing is a low-power computer which has a low-end Intel CPU with a built-in GPU and a 2.5" hard drive that runs on a 80W power supply. You don't need a power-hungry quad-core clocked at 4GHz with a 500W graphics card for day-to-day tasks.
You are correct, "you" do not need something. What I need is up to my needs and desires not yours. You are not the boss of anyone that I know of. But looking at your wording, it appears that you have more than one computer depending on your needs (read "main"). Is that not also wasteful or is the way you convoluted things the only proper way to do it?
Being energy efficient doesn't mean living like a fucking homeless person, it means being smarter about your energy consumption. But most Americans have been brainwashed by their own power companies so that they'll keep spending nearly 10 times more than everyone else on the planet.
Again, I do not know who ever said being energy efficient is living like a fucking homeless person. Do you often set up straw men arguments in order to shoot them down?
Most Americans are busy doing something else to care about the shit that seems to upset you. Most of them are the complete opposite of what you pretend they ware but I guess you need the straw man to burn along side the streets because you turned the power off to the street lamps or something. I dunno, but you set a lot of them up for no good reason other than making your point sound relevant.
Like I said, do what you want to do, just do not force others to do the same. If they want to do it, they will, if they do not, they will not. Its not yours so don't until it is, don't worry about it.