We were promised a frictionless, intelligent future. Instead we’re building gas plants so a chatbot can confidently invent court cases and recommend glue on pizza. Apparently the cloud was just a smokestack with better branding. Big Tech gets the profits, everyone else gets the asthma.

They could have at least used this AI hell as an opportunity to roll out tons of new solar. Which would have actually been more cost effective. But a small handful of oil industry assholes need to get their last cut from the techbro dbags while humanity collapses.

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We are morally obligated to stop data centers and not use LLMs whenever possible. My field of work is continuing to pivot towards AI and I know I‘m not going to sit on my ass and prompt shit for a living. I‘d rather do anything else with my time.

Well, when the common american think that a solar panel could suck all the sun I don't see any possible solution.

"Depends Brand Diapers" If they are good enough for Agent Krasnov, they're good enough for your shitty lungs. Wear 'em like a mask to shoot Mexicans for a profit or wear em so you don't die from smog! Depends. Do you like choices? It depends!"

And as we all know… not a fucking thing is going to be done about it. So unless citizens are willing to take matter into their own hands, I’d suggest we all just shut up about it.