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Maxine Hunter's avatar

In all things, "two-fer" and even a "three-fer" is great. I never thought about it in terms of politics, but this was great. These Data Centers are not wanted, except by those that own them. I think you have identified an issue that can help bring a house divided together. Loved hearing from you on LSq. Media. Hope to hear more. Take care.

Agara R Sudhindra's avatar

Has anybody wondered why data center, and ice detention center builders seem to concentrate on locating it in small communities?

James McConnel's avatar

Hello from Virginia, land of 666 data centers (curiously the “Numbers of the Beast”). Data Center-driven AI are the foot soldiers in the capture of National financial institutions and the political levers of power. The ultimate goal: an AI supported corporate global state run by a CEO and his / her lackeys. Witness the upcoming near simultaneous release of three AI IPOs, through relaxed stock market IPO rules, that could vacuum up all indexed funds (think especially of pension funds). What could go wrong? For Tech Broligarchs this could be the biggest cash out in history. For the indexed fund bag holders, beans and franks without the beans and franks. This is greed on mega steroids.

Agara R Sudhindra's avatar

The supporters of techno state are mainly the tech oligrachs like Peter Theil, Elon Musk et al!.

P J Johnston's avatar

Thank you Matthew for this brilliant piece of journalism. Many of our politicos have lost their way. They are too concerned about pleasing the "wrong" people when it comes to things like AI. They truly need to understand the repercussions that "Data Centers" cause to neighborhoods like sucking up water, power, and polluting noise. And they are misled if they don't understand this. Why most people feel, are they trying to pull us into the future without consulting with us first. MOST of US don't want these places anymore that we want ICE facilities in our neighborhoods. And the sooner they wake up and smell the coffee, the better off they will be. Otherwise God help them when the midterm General Election rolls around because they maybe out of jobs.

Jeff Lazar's avatar

Here in TexAss. we have chronic water shortages and an inadequate electrical grid. What could possibly go wrong with all the data centers? /s

Angie's avatar

Maybe @jbpritzker will read this and get on the right god damn side.