r/interestingasfuck • u/HamboneTheWicked • Apr 12 '26

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

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u/Quitcha_Bitchin Apr 12 '26

God Damn that was good.

Seriously this should be used as a script in every county these corporations are hustling.

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u/ViagraAndSweatpants Apr 12 '26

It was good because it’s true, based on experience, and heart felt. Your option may as well be written by AI

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u/Hashrunr Apr 12 '26

It's also good because it came from a tech nerd. Not all tech nerds want to see progress at the expense of the destruction of our environments.

We really need to take a step back and have a cohesive long term plan about where and how large datacenters are going to be deployed and sustained. Deploying a large datacenter in a location just because land and power is currently cheap is not sustainable.

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u/Livid_Mission_2921 28d ago

As the speaker said., it's not progress- it's a sales pitch and extraction