inb4_FoundTheVegan

@inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The 2025 version of "Please consider this environment before printing this email" should be "Please consider this environment before using A.I. to respond to this email"⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So this is kind of an apples and oranges thing, I on my phone so I can’t fully convert the numbers, but I took a few minutes to poke around and I think I found some stats that should put this in perspective.

  www.arbor.eco/blog/ai-environmental-impact

  Each query sends out roughly 4.32 grams of CO₂e (MLCO2), which may seem trivial on its own but adds up millions of queries a day, and you’re looking at a staggering daily output. 1 million messages sent to ChatGPT is equivalent to 11,001 miles driven by an average gasoline-powered passenger vehicle

  Which is yikes and without a doubt unsustainable energy usage, but comparing this to wikis article on COVID environmental impacts

  en.wikipedia.org/…/Impact_of_the_COVID-19_pandemi…

  In 2020, carbon dioxide emissions fell by 6.4% or 2.3 billion tonnes globally.

  My napkin math says that we would need ~532,407,407 AI queries to match the 2020 work for home drop, but unfortunately, Chat GPT alone is estimating 2.5 billion prompts, daily.

  I started writing this assuming the opposite was true but unfortunately AI is a bigger environmental impact than an RTO. Which is honestly shocking. I hope someone corrects my math and tells me it isn’t this dire. Work from should be the norm, but AI is truly just a massive environmental burden.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Meet the AI vegans: They are choosing to abstain from using artificial intelligence for environmental, ethical and personal reasons. Maybe they have a point⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  #HA!

  I feel like I should be annoyed at the headline, but honestly it’s clever. Veganism isn’t just a diet, but an ethical framework on minimizing harm so this scans on all three aspects

  • I support artists who had their work stolen as part of dataset, it’s largely the same reason I don’t eat animals, it’s all about consent. Being harmed without consent is always wrong.

  • Likewise the environmental footprint of meat and AI are massive and unnecessary. The carbon footprint between meat and plant protein is massive, just like the difference between building more data centers and supporting existing artists.

  • AI is bad for your mental health, we don’t really have complete research on what exactly AI does to our brains but I’ve seen enough people thinking they “unlocked sentience”, became “digital gods” and started AI “relationships” to steer clear for my own protection. Not dissimilar to the studies that show a plant based diet is better for your heart and immune system. I’d still be eating plants even if it were bad for my health, I care more about the ethical side, but existing research very much shows it as a net positive.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What’s the best written Pokémon game?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Temtem. Like I’m not trying to be a troll, but Tem has so much more going on in its world.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Tea cup" app - user database leaked today (incl. drivers license & IDs). Daily reminder not to give your ID to online services [THEY DO NOT PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION]⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Just curious, what was the male version?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Itch.io is delisting NSFW games due to pressure from payment processors⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Finicial authority beats moral everytime.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that apart from not having a car, the single greatest thing you can do for the climate is simply eating less red meat⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Frankly, it’s pretty lame to use (the imperically correct concept) of, no ethical consumption under capitalism to blanket absolve you of any responsibility with your choices. You can be mad at the stats but that doesn’t really change the reality of what massively contributes to climate change as a culture is. Living in a capitalistic hellscape isn’t a get out of jail free card.

  Just for your own sake, stop this line of thinking at “I don’t care” instead of looking for a scapegoat.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨YSK that apart from not having a car, the single greatest thing you can do for the climate is simply eating less red meat⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  This is both true and accurate, while still being a colossal cop out.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨32, f. Are there any dating sites that are actually free and don't suddenly force me to pay to actually use the site?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I never gave HER a dime but it was the platform I met my eventual wife on. However unless you’re looking to meet other ladies, it’s probably not the app for you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Biotech uses fermentation to produce milk proteins without cows⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Some are sure, but there are many different ways to make vegan cheese that produce wildly different results. IMO the cashew based ones are best. If you can find it at your local store, Myokos mozzarella for pizzas is absolutely divine.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨‘There Isn’t Much Sway Held by Past Success’: Baldur’s Gate 3 actors reveal it hasn’t boosted their careers⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s honestly heart breaking, all three gave exceptional performances. I hope in time people will understand the artistic merit in both voice acting and video games as a medium, but these people deserved to skyrocket into their own franchises.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do Conservatives physically look evil?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Sorry I want the world to be objectively a better place.

  You’re reducing racism and bigotry to an unmuteable fact of their biology. If someone like MTG or Matt Gaetz did a 180 and started showing up at protests talking about the inner workings they was privy in the white house, introducing bills to protect trans folk and correctly identifying the genocide in gaza. Would they still be ugly?

  If not, then it’s not an objective fact about their body, but their choices and opinions. If they are still ugly, then I guess their choices were born with their inherent “uglyness” and they no longer have responsibility for their choices.

  At best, this idea white washes personal responsibility, at worst it’s a further divide that keeps MAGA fucks from listening to objective reality.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do Conservatives physically look evil?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  You sound like a evangelical preacher yelling about “physically evil” minorities. Mark of Cain turning people black as sign of their “taint”, queer and trans folk not following gender norms looking “ridiculous” or why feminist are always “ugly women who are jealous”. This sort of rhetoric has long been used to justify all flavors of bigotry.

  You believe what ya like. Obviously I can’t stop you, but there are better arguments to make and better uses of your energy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why do Conservatives physically look evil?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m thankful that I can see the enemy for what they are.

  You literally can not. You’re just classing up ableism under the cover of resistance. These people provide more than enough reasons to hate and distrust themselves, you don’t have to pretend it’s physical defects. In fact, presenting this weak argument just makes them less likely for their supporters to be reached.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Summer Sale 2025 has begun!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  WARNING : Playing excellent, well told, thought provoking puzzle games about AI will make you so much madder about the silly folk the “turned AI sentient” folk.

  Great game, solid sequel too.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mexican lawmakers vote to ban dolphin shows⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  And nothing of value was lost. Good riddance.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Summer Sale 2025 has begun!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Oooh I was thinking of grabbing Steins. I know I watched the anime several years ago and enjoyed it, but only have hazy recollections of the plot. Doing the VN seems just enough same, just enough different to be fun.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Summer Sale 2025 has begun!⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Just finished Tyranny and Pilliars of eternity so I’m picking up the sequel Deadfire. Checked out the price history last week and seems like it’s regularly 75% off during seasonal sales so I’m pleased to see it at $10.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The 'Stop Killing Games' initiative is close to its final deadline, and after that, its leader is understandably done: 'Either the frog hops out of the pot, or it's dead'⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Attack the arguments, not the person.

  I mean… Piratesoftware certainly went after the person.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reddit in talks to embrace Sam Altman’s iris-scanning Orb to verify users⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Adam ruined reddit.

  (Go with me on the joke, reddit was ruined long long time ago. Adam did an endorsement of Orb a few weeks back, got called out and did an apology.)

  I’M STILL BLAMING CONOVER THO

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's interesting that gun rights were sold on the basis of "resisting unlawful government." They seen to have caused unlawful government.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The result of several decades from NRA successfully screaming Dems gonna get you guns!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What anime do you regularly rewatch?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not really an anime person, but I rewatch Death Note every few years. There are other shows I’ve enjoyed, but those were all forced on me by various friends over the years.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Plane That Crashed Yesterday Was the Same One a Dead Boeing Whistleblower Warned About⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Lemme preface by saying Bush was a monster who killed countless innocents.

  But I do have nostalgia for when that particular statement was the dumbest thing a US president said in public.

  “If you have a windmill anywhere near your house, congratulations, your house just went down 75 percent in value,” Trump said. “And they say the noise causes cancer. You tell me that one, okay? Rerrrr rerrrr!”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Oh yes, without a doubt. What truly matters is equal power dynamics, I’d just generally speaking saying most 30s have a few relationships under their belt, know who they are and what they want.

  But even that can go yuck sooooo quick. Like with a 30 and 80 year old, clearly one side has a fetish.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Once you hit 30 the age gap stops being creepy and becomes a personal life choice. If you were 41 and she was 20, that would be a massive red flag. But she isn’t a young adult anymore, but presumably someone established in who they are and what they want.

  If what she wants is you, congrats!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What games are just objective master pieces?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Bastion and Transistor, sure. Without a doubt, imoactful clever stories that were well delivered.

  Pyre always felt like a buggy mess tho. I tried multiple times to get into it but it’s just not on the level of the first two.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What games are just objective master pieces?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s a niche masterpiece, but my 600 hours of play time agrees I am in that niche

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Just finished Hogwarts Legacy, it was enjoyable but could've been better.⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Hey sis, I feel where you are coming from and I truly understand, there are a lot of scary things happening in the world and what others do with their time isn’t something you should ever worry about.

  I have a lot of emotions when I see people talk about HP, primarily dissapointment, my guess is that all trans folk do. But it wasn’t a fight we lost, because it wasn’t a fight, but slow incremental progress. If something simple as media choices are a stumbling block for “allies”, then they are just fairweather friends. Naturally people react defensively to criticism, such as GirlfriendReviews, but that doesn’t make make giving money to those that persecute us any less valid.

  You’re exhausted, so am I, we all are. Transphobia is rampant, yet it’s better than ten years ago, better than 30 and better than a 100. The progress is slow, but talking about the ways our community is harmed is the way to make the next 100 years better.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A Judge Accepted AI Video Testimony From a Dead Man⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  “Stacey was up front and the video itself…said it was AI generated. We were very careful to make sure it was clear that these were the words that the family believed Christopher would have to say,”

  I love the beauty in what Christopher, and I call him Christopher—I always call people by their last names, it’s a formality of the court—but I feel like calling him Christopher as we’ve gotten to know him today.

  Can’t have it both ways. If you understand this was fabricated AI then you did not “get to know him today”.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A Judge Accepted AI Video Testimony From a Dead Man⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There were videos shown during the trial that Stacey said were deeply difficult to sit through. “Videos of Chris literally being blown away with a bullet through his chest, going in the street, falling backward. We saw these items over and over and over,” she said. “And we were instructed: don’t you gasp and don’t you cry and do not make a scene, because that can cause a mistrial.”

  “Our goal was to make the judge cry. Our goal was to bring Chris to life and to humanize him,” she said.

  If gasping at video of real events is grounds for a mistrial, then so is fabricated statements intended to emotionally manipulate the court. It’s ludicrous that this was allowed and honestly is grounds to disbar the judge. If he allows AI nonsense like this, then his courtroom can not be relied upon for fair trials.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Recommendations for "girly" games?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Potionomics!

  Fantastic story, voice acting and mechanics. It’s such an odd mix of deck building, crafting and VN romance. Yet it delivered on all fronts with a solid character writing that kept surprising me.