• olosta@lemmy.world
    59·
    1 month ago

    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.

    • LavaPlanet@sh.itjust.works
      7·
      1 month ago

      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.

    • Cort@lemmy.world
      3·
      1 month ago

      What if I’m streaming entire works of Shakespeare as remembered by chat gpt?

        • Cort@lemmy.world
          3·
          1 month ago

          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)

  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
    331·
    1 month ago

    says experts

    Motherfucker I hate this shit. Its always the “Society For Subtling Promoting HBOMax” or the “Institute of Generating Clickbait Headlines” behind these things.

  • Kairos@lemmy.today
    23·
    1 month ago

    These numbers rely heavily on outright lying with statistics. I assume that 4 miles is just the fuel cost, while the Netflix figure is inclusive of all the hardware.

    This is why nobody takes news seriously anymore - the people writing it clearly don’t.

    • SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world
      41·
      1 month ago

      Remember, the people who write this (assuming it isn’t AI) were the ones in college who made sure they didn’t have to take any math and science beyond the bare minimum.

      • Kairos@lemmy.today
        11·
        1 month ago

        Those classes don’t help with critical thinking. Very little schooling does really.

      • Final Remix@lemmy.world
        5·
        1 month ago

        Not even. We’re getting a big fucking netflix server farm here in NJ and it’s simply being subsidized by everyone else paying a shitload extra on their bills instead.

  • then_three_more@lemmy.world
    8·
    1 month ago

    Fine. I’ll order the DVD on Amazon, get it shipped from the factory to their distribution centre, then shipped to my house. I’m sure that’s less than 4 miles worth of co2.