• Denvil@lemmy.ml
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    13 days ago

    These memes always make me feel awkward considering I work at a data center

    But also I’m not the one guzzling all the water and power, I’m just a guy working here to get paid

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      13 days ago

      The problem isn’t the data center, but rather that the data center is being wasted on running AI. AI is a uniquely wasteful application, like crypto mining. If the data center does something actually useful, then it might provide utility greater than its expenses and externalities.

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        12 days ago

        I believe most of our clients are healthcare, and oddly enough, gambling websites lmao

        But yeah, a LOT of healthcare, which is a vital service, so I guess we’re alright

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      13 days ago

      It’s very hard to live in the system without somehow taking part. I work in marketing adjacent industries. My job is fully bullshit. But I love my team, I love problem solving, and I love working with research data. So I’m definitely part of the problem, but where I live there’s not much else my skills work for. And as the sole income earner, renting, I’m insecure enough financially that I don’t really have a choice. Almost like the system was designed that way…

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      13 days ago

      You don’t need to feel bad for having a job that keep you alive.

      But whatever you do feel bad, just work slower.