Deleting emails can significantly impact water consumption due to the energy and water required for cooling datacentres. These facilities, often built in water-scarce regions, consume substantial amounts of water. Many individuals hoard old emails out of inertia, fear of losing important information, or the belief that some emails hold value. However, individuals are encouraged to declutter their inboxes as a tangible way to contribute to water conservation efforts. This involves letting go of unnecessary digital storage that contributes to strain on water resources.
Hoarding decades' worth of Your Amazon order is out for delivery notifications in datacentres consumes not just energy but water for cooling, and tech companies are building those datacentres in some of the most water-scarce places in the world.
Wakeham called an email cull something really tangible people might not think of that can make a difference, and I do want to make a difference.
Inertia, and overwhelm; irrational anxiety we might need some of it someday; a misplaced belief there's gold in them thar folders.
Maybe we could cast off this thirsty digital comfort blanket.
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