A lot of sustainability conversations focus on the obvious physical stuff: plastic waste, shipping emissions, fast fashion, food systems, disposable products, etc. All super important things. But it’s weird how rarely people talk about the environmental side of software and internet usage. Also, I see a lot of people saying that AI and tech are bad for the environment but never explain why. Every app, browser, streaming service, AI tool, cloud platform, and background process is running on actual infrastructure somewhere. Data centers use huge amounts of electricity and water. Software getting more bloated also pushes people to replace perfectly usable devices faster than usual. Especially all the constant syncing, autoplay video, telemetry, ads, background refreshes, AI features, and always-online everything scales across millions of people 24/7. Obviously I'm not saying we should stop using technology. That’s not realistic, especially with how much people rely on AI now.…