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Destroying the water originates as a NIMBY talking point (to stop data centers) that was co-opted by anti-capitalist groups (higher membership rates among GenZ)
by richwater 1y ago
Destroying the water originates as a NIMBY talking point (to stop data centers) that was co-opted by anti-capitalist groups (higher membership rates among GenZ) as a boogeyman to blame for why AI is bad.
- more_corn 1y agoData centers do consume a lot of water, but even more power. AI is causing us to forget our climate change carbon goals. The global increase in drought is probably more a result of climate change temperatures than direct consumption. (Yes AI is doing it but not in the way most people thought)
- richwater 1y agoStopping AI development in the name of Climate Change so that we lose to China (who pollutes 3x as much as we do) is idiotic as best, self-destructing at worst.
- AlecSchueler 1y agoSince pulling out of the Paris Climate Accords, defunding climate research and doctoring past data, it's no longer possible to take the moral high ground here.