> I think we should refrain extending “negative externality” to mean “things people don’t like that might affect them.” But that's pretty much the definition o

> I think we should refrain extending “negative externality” to mean “things people don’t like that might affect them.” But that's pretty much the definition of the term. It's a negative impact on a third party. If I'm living next to a data center, and it's noisy, or my electricity costs more, those are negative externalities. There are real reasons not to want data centers next door, unlike 5G towers.