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Own your own fucking responsibility (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 18 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I'm not saying their numbers are correct but you are missing: Routers ( four minimum, Netflix data center, backbone isp, local isp, your house), TV, for many a streaming device which can range from the TV itself to a PS5 or gaming PC, and for many a soundbar or amp and speakers.

They probably took max load for all those devices and lumped that all together which, yeah max load isn't right and the routers should actually be split amongst many many houses but it is all part of streaming.

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  • [–] 17 points 7 months ago

    reminds me of when they use to calculate financial losses from a hack, they would add in the full cost of any hardware touched, and the full price to develop any of the software touched…
    ending up at dozens of millions of dollars, just because some looked at a thing
    like if you spray painted a wall on building and they charged you with the entire cost of building the entire structure.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago

    i’d also say manufacturing the devices probably roughly doubles the carbon footprint (same with the car but we’re trying every trick in the book to figure out where the figure came from)

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