Simon WillisonApr 29, 2025

I'm glad somebody out there is brave enough to push back against the "personal ChatGPT usage is terrible for the environment" message https://andymasley.substack.com/p/a-cheat-sheet-for-conversations-about

"If you want to prompt ChatGPT 40 times, you can just stop your shower 1 second early."

"If I choose not to take a flight to Europe, I save 3,500,000 ChatGPT searches. this is like stopping more than 7 people from searching ChatGPT for their entire lives."

Using ChatGPT is not bad for the environment - a cheat sheet

The numbers clearly show this is a pointless distraction for the climate movement

Andy Masley
Show threadTrevor MullenApr 29, 2025
@simon counterpoint: LLMs fucking sucks and we should convince people not to use it by any means necessary
Show threadSimon WillisonApr 29, 2025
@trevorthetuba I think it's unethical to shame people into not using a technology by lying to them about its environmental impact, instead of spending time explaining all of the problems with that tech that are genuinely true
Show threadJeffy 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦 ❤️🇱🇺
@simon @trevorthetuba “I’m going to write them a strong letter. With 8 strong questions.” That’s kind of what this appeal sounds like.
Apr 29, 2025 at 10:56pmWeb