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Email signatures are harming the planet and could cost people their lives — it’s time to stop using them. (theconversation.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Edit: A lot of people seem to hate on the article without reading it.

Here is a supporting scientific source, by the same author: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666188825000863

The environmental impact of our online habits is far larger than most realize, and as digital communication continues to evolve, we must consider its long-term consequences on the environment and human life. We should take the easy steps of cutting wasteful energy use in our communications and it can start with eliminating email signatures.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

This is AI slop.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Yes, but https://grinteq.com/blog/how-to-create-sustainable-websites-best-practices

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 3 weeks ago (10 children)

I think it is funny that an automated program is usually responsible for adding email signatures, so if this is AI it is arguing against it's own existence for the sake of power conservation. Which is evidence that AI is not self aware or AI has self harming tendencies.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 weeks ago

“Save all that wasted energy on training me.”

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