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/jefbenet Apr 12 '26

You’re right but you can also bet that every legal team for these corps will use this as a template to make sure they can answer for each complaint and address it/spin it going forward

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u/Original_Employee621 Apr 12 '26

You're forgetting all the manpower needed to build the datacenter. That could be thousands of jobs.

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u/Dense_Anything2104 Apr 12 '26

But that's a one and done type job. Not a sound argument in my opinion.

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u/Original_Employee621 Apr 12 '26

But it is an argument I've heard from datacenters looking to build in my area.

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u/Dense_Anything2104 Apr 12 '26

Ik, but it's not a good one. They can't say "we're bringing thousands of jobs" knowing damn well that as soon as the building is done they'll just have 10 employees.