I take it you don't live next to a data center.

It does seem most of the pro-AI people aren't actually affected by any of the negative aspects of it. It's a lot easier to be in favor of something that doesn't actually affect you or anyone you care about.

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rcpt 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Most everybody isn't affected by data center build outs.

	▲	Tanoc 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It appears to be not so much about the datacenters themselves as it is limiting the growth capabilities for the LLMs. From their understanding fewer datacenters means more congestion which means less possibility LLMs can be shoved into more places where the public thinks they are intrusive. Which seems to be everywhere.
	▲	pesus 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Maybe not, but the people near them sure are. And the majority of people are definitely impacted by the downstream effects.
	▲	georgemcbay 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Some people have empathy for those who are, even if they are not. I don't live anywhere near SpaceX's methane monstrosity in Memphis, but I still think it shouldn't exist because of the negative impact it has on the people who live near it. And I still think Anthropic became fully complicit by renting it out.

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umeshunni 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Very similar to the pro-illegal immigration crowd

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jldugger 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Most of the datacenters in my city are concentrated near the warehouse zoned area by the expressway, railroad and interstate leading to the airport. Basically nobody lives there, and those that do are probably much better off now that the diesel trains no longer running.

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aschla 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

That's a zoning issue the local residents should take up with their town/city.

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runtime_terror 4 hours ago | parent [-]

But isn't the parent post implying objections to datacenters is just "populist brainrot"?

	▲	hunterpayne 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		The stated reasons are "populist brainrot". They aren't scientific or based on reality at all. What has happened is the AI folks have made themselves very very disliked. Saying you are going to take everyone's jobs will do that. So whatever they try to do, people will oppose it. It doesn't matter if the reasons are based in reality or not.
	▲	aschla 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		The average person's inattention to nuance could be labeled as "populist brainrot" in this case, and the cases of poor zoning could be used as examples of the issues with datacenters that the average person does not evaluate with the proper attention to nuance.

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phendrenad2 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I live near a datacenter, well, technically, there's a farm on one side and an abandoned factory on the other side. Tell me, is living in one or the other optimal to be able to participate in this discussion without being dismissed?