Not only that. Energy is also a very important input, which comes back nicely to the gasoline for a car vs digital subscription example.
It's hard to avoid news like these nowadays:
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/21/why-electricity-prices-are-surging-for-us-households.html
or:
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/20/nx-s1-5120581/three-mile-island-nuclear-power-plant-microsoft-ai
Or even a cursory browse of Gerry McGovern (npub14sz…ur2r) feed will give you a good idea of how much input the digital world requires.
Jack of all trades
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2025-06-24 08:42:29 UTC
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