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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (4 children)

What does this save, like a milliwatt per year? One of the stupidest things I have ever seen.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sending the JavaScript to do this literally uses more electricity than this saves.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is classic. Corpos that are the biggest polluters are also the ones that push hardest on the idea of "carbon footprint"

The more they can convince people that climate change is their fault, the less likely people vote for a government that will regulate the corpos

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Throughline (podcast) did an episode on corporations off-loading responsibility for stuff like this onto the populace.

Found it: episode is called "The Litter Myth."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Plus all the energy used in developing the feature in the first place. What a crock.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Greenwashing was never about effective practical solutions. It’s always been gaslighting and marketing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It's almost comical, especially coming from Nestlé

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Traditional LCD screens actually use more power to make black.

OLED screens might save a tiny bit of power though.