[hevomada]

There's a striking irony in sharing a degrowth article with an audience of well-paid developers whose daily resource use might match months of consumption for someone below the poverty line. Not implying everyone fits this mold—there are exceptions. Still, it's valuable food for thought. Thanks for posting.

[tester756]

Yea, computer is indeed using a lot of resources more resources than what average non-dev ppl use.

[hevomada]

Well-paid is the keyword. I think it's safe to say programmers earn more than average people. From my observations people usually spend proportionally to what they earn.

EDIT: To make it more clear, I think resource use almost perfectly correlates with spending. One might argue, "But spending on services like plumbers, waiters or therapists doesn't directly consume resources." Yet, when you pay someone for their time, they use that money to buy food, housing, or services from others. This chain continues recursively, ultimately leading to resource consumption.

[etrautmann]

So what are you proposing? Degrowth across the board? Fewer therapists and teachers because fewer people all around?

Why not specifically reduce the most environmentally egregious things and not just target any economic activity?

[xnx]

Well said. I see few people who understand this.

[carom]

I don't know about that. I would bet my computer uses far less energy than the average vehicle in someone's commute.

[cedws]

Yes, let’s just pillage and plunder the planet until the Amazon is gone and we’ve driven every species to extinction. Hurrah for capitalism and eternal growth.