Post #974674
2026-04-05 13:54 UTC
Replies (7)
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@roadblock161_@ni.hil.ist 2026-04-05 14:01
the introduction of so-called "AI" into products whose users obviously and definitely Do Not Want It, such as ecosia or at mozilla, exemplifies the sheer soullessness of the nonprofit industrial complex. evidently the people making decisions at ecosia don't actually care about the environment, or being sustainable, or planting trees (which tbh is a very simplistic solution to a complex problem to begin with). No, to them ecosia is just a step on their career path like any other, and they're clearly more focused on being able to write "spearheaded introduction of AI at [company]" in their resume than they are on making good decisions that actually further the goals the nonprofit is ostensibly for.
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@elduvelle@neuromatch.social 2026-04-05 14:51
@roadblock161_ 🙌
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@possiblyaxolotl@peoplemaking.games 2026-04-05 16:49
@roadblock161_ didn't wanna be doing TOO MUCH good for the environment, had to offset it all in some way
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@wizbean@tech.lgbt 2026-04-05 17:25
@roadblock161_ "we plant a tree with every search" "we also burn 10 trees with every search wait where are you going"
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@moses_izumi@fe.disroot.org 2026-04-05 18:40
@roadblock161_ money doesn't grow on trees, but I bet some of Ecoisa's trees were planted with malvertising money :P
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@cap_ybarra@beige.party 2026-04-05 18:56
@roadblock161_ ecosia do be greenwashing
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@MissConstrue@mefi.social 2026-04-05 19:36
@roadblock161_ @davidgerard I feel that way about damn near everything forcing llm where it doesn’t need to be.