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Comment They have no future. (Score 1) 64

There is little point in wasting time pursuing a high-flying career any more. Im glad to see that this is happening.
By the time students come out of the higher education system we will be 4-5 more years into global socio-economic collapse
and 4-5 more years in to climate breakdown.

It is far better that kids today focus on preparing for an extreme weather future where multiple crop failures and food shortages are the norm.

Having a law degree isnt going to help here.

Comment This isnt the win you think it is. (Score 0) 38

We’re kidding ourselves if we think EVs are a drop-in “solution.” Building an EV burns about twice the carbon of making an ICE, and scrapping a perfectly functional ICE adds nearly another tonne of COe. Run the numbers: ramping up EV sales by 10%/year for a decade actually adds ~650 million tonnes of COe from manufacturing, even after accounting for fewer ICEs scrapped.

That’s just swapping one carbon-intensive system for another — tailpipes for furnaces and mines. The problem isn’t just the drivetrain, it’s the scale: 75 million new cars every year.

The real win isn’t “replace every ICE with an EV,” it’s cutting the carbon out of steel, aluminum, and batteries, cranking up recycling, and maybe even questioning whether churning out this many new cars is sustainable at all. Otherwise, it’s just business as usual in a greener paint job.

Comment This is news? (Score 0) 149

Another waste of time and funds on a study from the department of the fucking obvious and nothing done about it.
Once again another reason not to refute the fact that theres only a 5% chance of us getting off this trajectory
to catastrophic climate collapse that will lead to the extinction of much of life, except perhaps a few lucky
extremophiles within decades.

Perhaps if we were to fund action,instead of reports that tell us what we already know we might stand a better chance,
but i dont think thats looking likely.

Comment Wont happen. (Score 1) 61

It wont happen. 2030 is the milestone whereby demand for clean water outstrips supply.

Ergo - if were aiming to scale AI up to that level by 2030, that situation can only worsen , not improve.
Clean Water is a very important component of cooling datacenters.

Denial continues.

Comment Do we really need scientific report to learn this? (Score 1) 146

Its something thats concerned me from the get-go. But lets get real - these masks and other microplastics laden disposables are defacto in pretty much all hospitals and care institutions across the world.

The day we spend more time tackling the problem instead of researching the fucking obvious again and again without making changes to our way of life will never come.
In fact Global-Socio Economic collapse is more likely than not in the next 5-10 years.
And thats ignoring the fact that its set against a background of climate breakdown, mass displacement of people , crop failures, food shortages and lack of clean water.
Theres a 5% chance of changing our trajectory to one that does not lead to the extinction of most life on this planet except maybe a few lucky extremophiles.

Most people still wont grasp this, and most people believe that business as usual is a fulfulling way of life, unless this attitude changes globally its difficult to refute these claims. Next time you are on the subway or tube or train to work , take a look at the misery on peoples faces around you and ask yourself why everyone is in denial.

Comment Re: how much climate change effect will this have. (Score 1) 41

even more wrong than the previous

Data centers globally consumed around 2-3% of the world's electricity in recent years, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). However, this figure varies significantly by location, with data centers accounting for a much higher percentage of total energy use in some regions, such as over 20% in Ireland and 10% in certain US states.

Comment Re: Europe Hopes To Exacerbate climate change. (Score 2) 41

WRONG:
Data centers globally consumed around 2-3% of the world's electricity in recent years, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). However, this figure varies significantly by location, with data centers accounting for a much higher percentage of total energy use in some regions, such as over 20% in Ireland and 10% in certain US states.

Comment Capitalism and carnivores disagree (Score 1) 87

The public are not the ones in power, and the public believes putting an X in a box every few years is democratic, and that polls and petitions work.
This is of course not true. Capitalism is keeping us on a trajectory that will lead to socio-economic collapse, climate breakdown and mass extinction - currently with only a 5% chance of changing course.

Know this - This civilsation is toast.

Comment What is the cause of most anxiety ? (Score 4, Insightful) 55

Living in a world where you dont fit in.
Living in a world where your basic needs are not met , leading to permanent fight or flight.

The answer of course should not be take drugs to function in a broken system.
The answer of course should be to accommodate, peoples needs and human rights.

Im sure LSD is fun though.

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