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ICT Within Limits Is Bound To Be Old-Fashioned By Design
Olivier Michel, Emilie Frenkiel
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.08311 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.08311

ICT Within Limits Is Bound To Be Old-Fashioned By Design
Crossing multiple planetary boundaries places us in a zone of uncertainty that is characterized by considerable fluctuations in climatic events. The situation is exacerbated by the relentless use of resources and energy required to develop digital infrastructures that have become pervasive and ubiquitous. We are bound to these infrastructures, dead technologies and negative commons, just as much as they bind us. Although their growth threatens the necessary reduction of our impact, we have a re…