@Newhereish @luca

That "time savings" for a few is coming at a very high price to everyone else.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/us-ai-data-centers-projected-to-become-the-fifth-largest-natural-gas-consumer-in-the-world-by-2035-consumption-to-grow-by-15-billion-cubic-feet-per-day-as-demand-for-compute-increases

Like many modern conveniences, we often ignore the full supply chain costs and the environmental impact.

Data centers pollute & waste energy; just so a few billionaires can get rich off "convenience".

https://www.wired.com/story/chevron-williams-driving-data-center-boom/

Fossil fuels are toxic products that must be phased out; the AI bubble is thwarting that switch
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/6098173-ai-data-centers-forever-chemicals-pfas-water-power/

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/06/22/chevron-cvx-microsoft-msft-natural-gas-data-center.html