Post #3249028
2026-05-29 18:02 UTC
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@Beggarmidas@mastodon.social 2026-05-29 19:09
@ProcessParsnip@mastodon.ie @keydelk@fosstodon.org @joachim@boitam.eu recent findings have already ruled out worst case scenarios. You've had cleaner drinking water for a century now than any of your ancestors have EVER enjoyed since our species first evolved. By relative to total water usage datacenters are only occupying .2% of *total* USA withdrawal. The numbers only seem big if you don't compare them to any other sector consumer in society. Which as you know is bad science. https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-future-worst-case-best-danger-cc7a20fba4f5b42ce33024e1b781e7c9?utm_source=copilot.com
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@Beggarmidas@mastodon.social 2026-05-29 19:10
@ProcessParsnip@mastodon.ie @keydelk@fosstodon.org @joachim@boitam.eu The electrical consumtion issue is valid, but highly locally variable and too nuanced to discuss in this format. Bottom line is hysterics aren't helping. Not you. Not any cause you care about.
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@Beggarmidas@mastodon.social 2026-05-29 19:17
@ProcessParsnip@mastodon.ie @keydelk@fosstodon.org @joachim@boitam.eu ONe final note. If you've calmed down enough to listen. We are making progress on reducing & sequestering carbon emissions, but we're not going to meet Paris accord goals. That was always a mythical target. That's kind of what happens when you take one group of scientists priorities as gospel while excluding input from energy sector specialists, economists, buisness concerns, and industry reps.
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@Beggarmidas@mastodon.social 2026-05-29 19:21
@ProcessParsnip@mastodon.ie @keydelk@fosstodon.org @joachim@boitam.eu Theres a lot of various people now working on the problem and there's a lot of genuine reasons to be hopeful. There was never going to be a workable 100% solution. Instead like other events its just going to take us a bunch of 1% & 2% & 3% solutions that'll collectively carry us over the finish line.