• merc@sh.itjust.works
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      3 hours ago

      They make it up in volume.

      (Volume being how much they shout about how it’s going to change the world and dupe more people into investing.)

      • heartSagan5@lemmy.zip
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        1 hour ago

        Oh, it’s changing the world alright. It’s burning more resources than just finding some skilled people. It guzzles water and electricity and whatever it cost to make those wafers.

        So, not a net positive since at some point, this may become a hellscape.