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Railroads and computer networks create network effects, I am not sure the same is true for data centers full of hardware that becomes outdated very quickly.
by jacobgorm 2y ago
Railroads and computer networks create network effects, I am not sure the same is true for data centers full of hardware that becomes outdated very quickly.
- CSMastermind 2y agoIf they're building new power plants to support all those data centers than that power generation capacity might be put to good use doing something else.
- johnnyanmac 2y agoLots of ifs going on here. I haven't been so optimistic of tech this decade compared to the early '10's.
- gloflo 2y agoAs global society we must strive to reduce energy consumption, not to find new use cases for burning more energy. Our planet has limited resources.
- SJC_Hacker 2y agoThe data centers themselves with all the supporting infrastructure (telecom/power), as well as all the chip fabs needed to build the hardware, even if the hardware itself becomes obsolete / breaks down on a 4-5 year time scale. In the same way the rights of way obtained with all the railroads were, even if the rails / engines themselves had to be replaced every decade or so But some hardware does last quite a long while. Fiber laid from 25 years ago is still pretty useful.
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