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[–] diphthong@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (6 children)

Wait, why are "normal" persons shutting down their computer on a regular basis? I tend to avoid shutting down because restarts are a tad tedious.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world -4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (5 children)

It wastes electricity and heats up your house (so the A/C runs more often). Leaving my PC running 24/7 would cost me an extra $20-30/mo, for example, mostly from the A/C running all the time to keep the office cool.

If you have a proper NVME drive, boot times are a non-issue. Even if you're still rocking a SATA drive, there's always Sleep mode.

Honestly, there's no real reason to leave your PC running all the time, unless you're mining crypto, running a server/lab, or donating processing power to university research, and electricity is free for you. But even then you should be considerate and give your parents a break on their power bill.

[–] lastweakness@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You mentioned sleep mode yourself. Do you not see the contradiction there?

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It's called extending an olive branch. Trying to find a happy medium, even if I disagree with it.

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