Comment by mschuster91

> But today, I would assume the damaging effects of semiconductor manufacturing are less profound

Manufacturing chips of just TSMC accounts for 5% (!) of Taiwan's entire electricity consumption, Intel's Arizona fab produces thousands of tons of hazardous waste a year [1]. It's far from the old days, but still a massive impact.

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/18/semicond...