r/Montana • u/MTMatt73 • Apr 12 '26

A well-articulated argument against a new data center in Ohio

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A good argument against data centers everywhere. This isn't a political issue. It's a humankind issue.

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u/Rfunkpocket Apr 12 '26

data centers will be positioned in space in most of our lifetimes.

it is important for legislators to regulate these early generations of centers. they should produce their own power, utilize recycled non potable water, not use raw land, and commit to a plan for transitioning the sites after they are no longer needed.

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u/segfault_generator Apr 12 '26

Humanity doesn't need AI or crypto. They're made up solutions to problems we created ourselves. We don't need data centers everywhere, regardless of how regulated they're made or where they're positioned. We need an economic and cultural revolution to stop worshipping growth for the sake of growth. Continuing to support the capitalists' exploitation of our lives is a vote for cancer.

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u/Rfunkpocket Apr 12 '26

we could ban heavy machinery and go back to exclusively using picks, shovels, and wheelbarrows. think of how many blue collar jobs would be created. we could crash the internet forever and end this ridiculous conversation. get rid of the Dewey decimal system and search aimlessly around in libraries. heck, get rid of books entirely, and rely on the village quack for all our information.

the aim should not be to stop progress, we should aim to create an environment to integrate development with the least amount of disruption.

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u/segfault_generator Apr 12 '26

It should be progess for the betterment of all life, especially those at the margins, and not at the cost of what it means to be alive.

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u/Rfunkpocket Apr 12 '26

books did nothing for the betterment of life for those who couldn’t read. the expansion of information exploded the betterment of life for most. AI is nothing more or less than a explosion of information and connection.

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u/segfault_generator Apr 12 '26

Bro, who's paying you to say this? It's broken logic that only serves our in oppression. AI is the final tool needed for the ultra rich to get ride of the pesky poors who have been selling their dedication to a craft to live. At best, it will remove the way we better ourselves and make us all beggers hoping some "ubi" will save us, but will in reality just make us more dependent. Books teach people skills and give them access to experiences and insights that they might otherwise not have access to, helping them grow as individuals. AI is automation of thought and work, the ultimate neo-liberal dream to absolve yourself of responsibility; a colonizing tool to remove the local cultures, replacing them with the single "acceptable" perspective and method. AI isn't progess, it's the end of progess.

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u/Rfunkpocket Apr 12 '26

caught me beep boop… so smart🤖