2026-04-19 13:50 UTC
First of all, I'm going to say that I don't think this comparison actually makes sense and I was just entertaining the question of the message I was replying to - humans are machines are way too different to reduce the comparison to merely "which is more energy efficient".
But second, I compared to the same level - I stopped at infrastructure. I didn't consider the costs (energy or otherwise) of building a solar panel or power plants in the same way I didn't consider the costs of a frying pan, a hob, or farms. Because if we do that, then any point we make about this needs to be a 500 page dissertation, not a Lemmy message.
The good news is that data for how much material/energy is required for a solar panel is freely available, and also that a solar panel can be used for energy generation many more times than a cow.
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@psx_crab@lemmy.zip 2026-04-19 16:46
>But second, I compared to the same level - I stopped at infrastructure. I didn't consider the costs (energy or otherwise) of building a solar panel or power plants in the same way I didn't consider the costs of a frying pan, a hob, or farms. Which also uncomparable because like i said, we can forage and cook(or eat it raw) with no modern tools or money required, robot can't forage sunlight without modern tech. Like you said, it's a silly comparison that doesn't make sense at all, which is what i trying to point out.