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this post was submitted on 22 Dec 2025
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And this figure is bullshit, streaming is not a very energy intensive activity. It's so much bullshit that the original estimate mixed up bit and bytes giving a 8x overestimation.
This IEA estimation place the final figure at around 100m of driving, and that is even less if your local grid has a low carbon footprint. And they conclude that in most cases the actual footprint comes from the viewing device itself.
https://www.iea.org/commentaries/the-carbon-footprint-of-streaming-video-fact-checking-the-headlines
Datacenter energy use is concerning but it's not because of streaming itself.
Yeah, it seems like someone has bought stocks in something opposing Netflix and wants to tank Netflix stock a little to line their pocket, therefore spread a little misinfo to be mopped up, like it does.
What if I'm streaming entire works of Shakespeare as remembered by chat gpt?
Please don't, man. It's already 70F at the end of December here in Colorado. I wanna ski SOMETIME this season.
I remember it was basically the same back when Elway won the Superbowls. Colorado has some weird weather some years.
(Not to suggest climate change isn't real)