I made a point to add i386 support to the Signet client when I became the maintainer. I even have a computer old enough to test it! 😆
I agree that the AI chat bots and most blockchain projects use more energy than they are worth, but the problem is not limited to them.
Webpages are absolutely absurd to what they could be (and used to be in practice).
Desktop apps and operating systems... pretty much all modern tech unless it's making a specific point to be efficient.
@adam - Agreed. completely.