Gregory's Server
This point from @aparrish is so good I'm quoting it in full:
> i think you also need to take into account the nature and value of what the energy is doing. the goal is not to eliminate energy use, but to use energy on things that are actually beneficial. i think it's reasonable to hold that centralized social media is not beneficial, and that therefore energy used for it is always a waste
@darius @aparrish
Somebody confronted with the task of arguing against Allison would have the enormous task of demonstrating that:
A) Facebook is efficient and every joule they use goes to deliver value to their users and only in lesser degree to advertisers.
B) Most users of social media (centrally planned and otherwise) overwhelmingly demand advertising.
C) It's not possible to build a social network without advertising.
Good luck with that.