I suspect many HN commenters would be surprised to learn just how much the general public are on the side of these activists, condoning if not outright applauding their actions.

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skeaker a day ago | parent | next [-]

Yep. Even in very red areas like Texas, isn't the public opinion something like 95% opposed? City councils keep allowing it despite this, clearly due to bribes. Whole situation sucks.

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holbrad a day ago | parent [-]

I mean bribes can be good.

Sure you can build a data center near me, if your going to fund a new swimming pool and library with the taxes you pay. Also I get reduced local taxes? Even better!

Infrastructure building would be a whole lot easier, if people could directly tie it to tangible benefits.

	▲	water-data-dude a day ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It would be great if it worked that way, with the people living nearby getting concrete benefits from the new data center. Instead, they typically just see an increase in their utility bills.
	▲	inigyou a day ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		You can even heat the swimming pool with the waste heat.
	▲	skeaker a day ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		If you think bribes are at all going to the constituents, you don't understand what a bribe is. This is a very different thing from them paying taxes back into the city.

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TiredOfLife a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Same with anti vaxxers, 5g truthers and Trump voters

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cliglot a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Indeed. One of few things to grant me hope for the future is watching both the youth on the left and right start to stand up to these Silicon Valley ghouls and decrepit dementia politicians who make up the biggest domestic threat to the nation and its ideals.

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holbrad a day ago | parent | prev [-]

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mghackerlady a day ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Oh FFS no it isn't chinese propaganda or whatever, people are just fed up with slop

	▲	inemesitaffia 4 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It's Chinese propaganda
	▲	Sabinus 21 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Attacking random datacentres is not going to even fractionally help with the issue of low quality AI use.

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cliglot a day ago | parent | prev [-]

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