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[–] 63 points 1 day ago (3 children)

the point of the bottle is to hold more water than i need in a given interval. which is why its a bottle and not a glass. so i can store it in a bag or toss it on the ground.

i also get more physical activity more than 10m from a water fountain than a WSJ "writer" does.

but yeah the millions of gallons that data centers waste to run bots and generate slop for this bozo to justify his engagement metrics are no big deal. it's the few extra ounces of water a statistically negligble percent of americans are drinking that are worthy of ragebait, because if he has to see another intern with a 40 oz water bottle on the conference table after his 4 martini lunch, he's going to lose his shit.

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  • [–] 37 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    but yeah the millions of gallons that data centers waste to run bots and generate slop for this bozo to justify his engagement metrics are no big deal

    Don't forget about animal agriculture (including mass irrigation to grow their feed) and golf courses. Capital has been wringing the earth dry for decades before anyone ever built a data center. I'm glad the world at large is aware of the water issue around data centers, but it's only a part of a long slow moving disaster waiting to happen

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  • [–] 15 points 18 hours ago*

    Or that fucking lawns are the largest crop in the U.S. that people waste inordinate amounts of water on before you even get to the pesticides etc to keep an ornament 90% never even interact with so they can pretend they live in Tuscany.

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