For me, using my laptop has become a part of my life that would be very difficult. From school to communicating to research and gaining information, my computer has become a very important in my day to day life. I go on my laptop for school multiple times a day and many assignments are required to by typed and submitted, in addition to having research projects where the internet provides resources and information that is unavailable anywhere else. I think it would also be very difficult for many people beyond myself to eliminate or significantly use of computers, as much of our technology based society revolves around their use and functionality in being able to connect with people across the world and spread/increase knowledge. Even with this program now, which does a great job raising awareness regarding our contributions to the carbon emissions on earth, we have to use our laptops. Computers have been integrated into society in such a way that removing them would be impossible, as nearly every organization directly or indirectly relies on them every day.

hello! I agree with you, but up to a point. Yes, we do need laptops/computers in our everyday life, especially when they make our work easier. But that doesn't mean we can't make the process of using them emit less CO2. By simply dimming the light of the screen, turning it off instead of putting it on sleep mode and unplugging it from the charger as soon as the battery is full, you use less energy! I know these things may seem meaningless, but they actually work. You just have to remember to do them whenever you use your laptop/computer.

I agree that computers are off the table do to the course society has taken. Computers connect the world in so many different ways and have become such an intrinsic part of daily life that I do not think humans would be able to give them up. I do not, however think that all technology is off the table, but computers drive so many technological advances, research, and global communication that it would be nearly impossible to stop using them. The article "6 Surprising Ways Computer Science Benefits Society" published by Rasmussen College sums up that computers drive education and communication, protect people and organizations, and help expose and solve problems. I think the benefits of computers, not eye-catching technology or gaming devices, outweigh the cons if people are responsible about how much energy they use.