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Re:How can we, as web professionals, help to make the web mo... by crazygringo on Friday September 18, 2020 @09:19AM (#24516377)
Exactly. This is a perfect example of missing the forest for the trees.

All of us only have a finite amount of time/attention we can spend on things like the environment. It we truly care, then it's our obligation to spend that time on the changes that have the biggest impact.

Let's discuss energy usage of the web once it makes its way into the top 100 areas of potential impactful improvement. Until then, let's put our effort into pressuring our politicians into enacting meaningful change where it matters.

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Re:How can we, as web professionals, help to make the web mo... by menybuvico on Friday September 18, 2020 @12:22PM (#24518720)
The one thing that could be done is to keep bloat to a minimum. It makes the web faster and less energy use is merely a bonus.
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