Edit: A lot of people seem to hate on the article without reading it.
Here is a supporting scientific source, by the same author: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666188825000863
The environmental impact of our online habits is far larger than most realize, and as digital communication continues to evolve, we must consider its long-term consequences on the environment and human life. We should take the easy steps of cutting wasteful energy use in our communications and it can start with eliminating email signatures.
Is it some kind of genAIed bullshit extrapolating causality over unexpected correlation ?
Just reading the abstract looks like random polemic words glues together. Either the abstract is really badly written, either the article is complete nonsense.
I read it as one person who really hates “pronouns” trying very hard to academically justify their bigotry.