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The dead end of chips: Manufacturing semiconductors consumes as much energy as entire countries (english.elpais.com)
submitted 4 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Exactly, such as:

  • medical devices
  • electrical distribution
  • internet providers

Basically, if it does something useful, there's probably a ton of chips involved.