• MangoCats@feddit.it
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    4 hours ago

    That’s one way to compare it.

    Now, take your privileged writer status human brain and factor in all the other power required to keep it comfy in an air conditioned room, the labor required to put a roof over your head, keep your home plumbing working, make your food, deliver you pen and paper to write with - or are you using an electrically powered appliance to record and later communicate your thoughts? Oh, did you need to go to sleep for a while?

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      4 hours ago

      Do I get to include the gargantuan cooling system for the data centre and all the infastructure required to keep that going?

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        28 minutes ago

        Total impact is the only fair comparison. Pollution from the power plants included, sewage treatment from the houses too.