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[–] 105 points 2 months ago (5 children)

"We're gonna eliminate your jobs, use up all your clean drinking water, quadruple your energy costs, expand mass surveillance, and slowly drive you insane with infrasound!"

And somehow CEOs and billionaires are still scratching their heads trying to figure out why normal Americans aren't pumped about this.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago

    I think it's a lot simpler which is that turns our that pro-AI conservative NIMBY's don't want AI data centers in their backyard anymore than they want renewable energy or affordable housing. It's just another nuisance they don't want to live near if nothing else.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    "but... Did you get the part where I am going to make trillions?

    Ah wait... I'll be selling you water to drink at premium rates! Nearly forgot that one.

    What's not to like? You humans are never happy. Can't wait to replace you all with robots"

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  • [–] 16 points 2 months ago*

    Tanking the life equity of people, some of whom worked their asses off to buy a basic or “fixer” house, is untenable. That’s life savings and retirement, combined, in a single structure, for working class. In addition, it’s security for the kids.

    Data centers roll through and trash not just resellability, but prior affordability and quiet enjoyment.

    That last part would be like never being able to go home to relax, due to noise, light, and skull level vibration.

    In addition to the monthly cost of staying there going up significantly, even as the property value tanks. Can’t even relax in a nice hot shower because the water pressure sucks now. It didn’t when you bought the place, but it does now. Good luck getting your life savings back on that.

    I guess having billions isn’t enough. They have to shit all over you where you live too.

    These assholes are taking everything from us.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 months ago

    We should burn them all down.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago*

    they clearly hadnt been noticing it since '23, when they were laying people off. also the fact that both gop/dnc are supporting the building, unless they were being called out.

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