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Re:The metaverse is already here, it's called the internet by paulcole on Saturday October 30, 2021 @08:25AM (#29048234)
Yeah and I have Type 1 diabetes and inject myself with insulin. I’m kinda glad that we bent the world to my will there.
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Re:The metaverse is already here, it's called the internet by lm28469 on Saturday October 30, 2021 @09:12AM (#29048491)
As if insulin had the same impact as the millions of ac units used to live in the middle of deserts
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Re:The metaverse is already here, it's called the internet by paulcole on Saturday October 30, 2021 @01:41PM (#29050705)
I think they use air conditioning to keep my insulin from going bad while it’s in transit to me.
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Re:The metaverse is already here, it's called the internet by tapland on Saturday October 30, 2021 @09:32AM (#29048604)
You bring that up as a bad in this context, where enironmental impact because of poor ways of generating electricity is not relevant.

AC has had an extremely positive impact. Simple uses energy == bad reasoning hasn't.

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