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pantsforbirds an hour ago

Except datacenters are actually very low environmental impact. As long as they provide their own power, they have MUCH lower impact than most farms would.

yoyohello13 an hour ago | parent | next [-]

> As long as they provide their own power

Key point doing a lot of heavy lifting here. Do all these data center buildouts include providing their own power? Seems like the answer is largely no. These companies expect power infrastructure to be supplied by the government, but also want lower taxes.

raincole 29 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

First of all I didn't say that we should ban datacenters. The point is that they should benefit the locals one way or another. Requiring them to invest in energy and other infra is a good first step.

306bobby 35 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Well the data centers around me certainly don't provide their own power and water, so your point seems moot

jeltz an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Let them eat tokens.

cratermoon an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

But the farms! is the new but her emails!

nancyminusone 33 minutes ago | parent [-]

Even unprofitable farms can produce edible food. A datacenter is a machine that uses electricity to make heat and no other physical prouducts. That's a tough justification to make to people who live near one.