
Freaking out over individual use of AI is a distraction. A standard ChatGPT text query uses about 0.3 Wh of power, which is the equivalent of microwaving something for literally one second. Eight queries a day for a full year is less than 0.003% of a single person's annual footprint. Systemic infrastructure is the problem, not individual users.
Actually no. I’m not a lazy clanker lover. You can’t complain when you have no water pressure, unclean water, constant noise because ai data centers are loud asf, and have caused literal power blackouts. But sure destroy the environment and deplete our water supply because you’re too lazy to just do the work yourself.