Post #1125719
2026-04-05 16:03 UTC
destructive costs
YouTube storing shitillions of dickabytes of cat videos “costs” much more while being completely useless. But those are funny cat videos. Hands off of those videos. Yes?
Replies (4)
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@JigglySackles@lemmy.world 2026-04-05 16:41
If that’s what it takes to stop the excessive destruction caused by unregulated data center construction and operation, yes.
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@Lemminary@lemmy.world 2026-04-06 07:22
You may think you’re being clever, but that is hardly a reasonable comparison while also ignoring the glaring corporate irresponsibility underlying both.
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@TwilitSky@lemmy.world 2026-04-05 16:42
I don't care what you do but keep your hands off those videos. I need them for things.
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@Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 2026-04-06 17:14
If AI is just like a video data center, why did data center energy usage stay stable before AI? Why has data center energy usage doubled since 2010 if videos and AI are equivalent in energy usage?