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Re:I do not want AI to "polish" me by MrMcCall on Wednesday January 29, 2025 @11:42AM (#42867360)
They weren't using modern GPUs and muiltiprocessor machines to cook the Earth, which has been happening on a large scale since the turn of this century.

That's what I was and still am saying.

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Re:I do not want AI to "polish" me by danparsonson on Wednesday January 29, 2025 @08:13PM (#42873619)
No, we were burning coal and cutting down trees. I'm not saying that what we're doing now is fine, if anything I'm agreeing with you but pointing out that profit-driven environmental destruction has been happening since way before the invention of cryptocurrency.
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Re:I do not want AI to "polish" me by FrustratedMonky on Friday January 31, 2025 @06:58AM (#42886803)
"profit-driven environmental destruction has been happening since way before the invention of cryptocurrency"

Yes. People forget that every tree on the east coast was cut down. Every forest you see today on the east coast was re-grown, new. It was all clear cut for progress during expansion. I think it was mostly for 'potash' by burning it.

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