It’s a bit crazy that the elderly are blocking data center buildouts while they also expect to collect a big chunk of everyone’s payroll. Pick your lane.

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sonofhans 2 days ago | parent [-]

Like, what did “the elderly” ever do for us? Aside from literally creating the civilization around us, and the infrastructure necessary to support it? Seems perfectly reasonable to expect reward for that, rather than pollution and increased energy costs.

	▲	someguydave 2 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		None of that justifies the level of government checks they receive
	▲	dzhiurgis 2 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		> increased energy costs Perhaps local gov that gets the gift of datacenter (aka hundreds of millions in taxes) should subsidize residents rooftop solar installations by a slight bit. Sounds like a fair deal to every party involved.