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What is so objectionable about data centers anyway? That they consume utilities without employing a substantial amount of people? Compared to actual manufacturi
by deschutes 3mo ago
What is so objectionable about data centers anyway? That they consume utilities without employing a substantial amount of people? Compared to actual manufacturing like fabs the pollution concerns are laughable. The water use issue seems to be a wedge.
- recursive 3mo agoData centers are where AI comes from.
- esikich 3mo agoI live in an area built on paper mills. Our rivers are trashed from the paper mills. It smells bad in areas because of paper mills. Paper mills use a lot of electricity. But people are absolutely losing their minds over the pollution from proposed data centers. I'm not sure there's a cleaner industry in existence.