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⚠️ Wolves roam into Finnish villages after Google illegally destroys 1,300 acres of forest for AI data centers - where wolf packs used to live is now an expanse of mud (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 4 days ago by [M] to c/PurchaseWithPurpose@lemmy.world
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A senseless destruction of so many animals' lives for the pursuit of enriching the few.

Stop supporting Big Tech, starting with your browser, search engine and email... a small act goes a long way.

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[–] 70 points 4 days ago* (17 children)

if Google truly ravaged this forest without permission, the only acceptable punishment would be to:

  • Mandate the complete restoration, plant as many trees in the area as there were before

  • Establish a fund (obviously footed by Google) managed by a gov selected conservation group, to oversee the restoration of the forest for the next 50 years (or whatever long it takes for those trees to be a similar age as they were before illegally cutting them down)

  • Pay a fine proportional to their net worth

  • Jail time for the executives overseeing this project

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  • [–] 40 points 4 days ago (3 children)

    Remuneration for the damages caused by the wolfes roaming in the villages as well

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  • [–] 6 points 4 days ago (11 children)

    Odds any of that will happen?

    The world will continue to be broken until there are consequences for the wealthy.

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  • [–] 22 points 4 days ago (9 children)

    The world will continue to be broken until there are consequences for the wealthy.

    Which is why I am advocating for the punishment above... dismissing it as impossible only help the billionaires

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  • [–] -3 points 4 days ago (8 children)

    I asked you the odds, I didn't dismiss it. 🤷‍♂️

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  • [–] 11 points 4 days ago (7 children)

    It's the same thing. You asked knowing the answer already.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 days ago (6 children)

    What are the odds? I don't know them.

    I would advocate for a boycott and helping people migrate off Google.

    If you're on Android, consider:

    https://grapheneos.org/

    or

    https://e.foundation/e-os/

    If you're using Google's services, consider trying to run some of your own:

    Syncthing Nextcloud Comaps

    If you're using their AI, consider trying out local models using something like Unsloth or llama.cpp

    If we can't get our elected representatives to help us, gotta help ourselves.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 days ago (5 children)

    "Odds any of that will happen?" is just another way of saying "it will never happen". You know what you meant and now you're trying to weasel out of it. Own your statement.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 days ago (1 child)

    I am not. I offered some ways I think individuals could act and have an impact.

    I don't live in the jurisdiction this will be tried. I know where I think the odds lie in the US.

    You sure seem hell-bent on making someone who agrees with you feel bad. 🤷‍♂️

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  • [–] 1 point 4 days ago* (2 children)

    I don't think you know what they meant. Why is it so damned common to assume that people are lying about something for no reason? Like if someone says they didn't mean something, usually they probably didn't. It might sound a certain way to you, but it's a shit trait of Lemmy how often people will tell you "no you fucking meant something else and I know it for a fact" when they don't at all.

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