Calculate how much electricity you personally consume in total browsing the Internet for a year. Multiply that by 10 to be safe.
Then compare that number to how much energy it takes to produce a single hamburger.
Do the calculation yourself if you do not believe me.
On average, we developers can make a bigger difference by choosing to eat salad one day instead of optimizing our websites for a week.
Calculate how much electricity you personally consume in total browsing the Internet for a year. Multiply that by 10 to be safe.
Then compare that number to how much energy it takes to produce a single hamburger.
Do the calculation yourself if you do not believe me.
On average, we developers can make a bigger difference by choosing to eat salad one day instead of optimizing our websites for a week.