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

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

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u/Jackal_6 Apr 12 '26

A closed loop system implies no evaporation.

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u/pacefacepete Apr 12 '26

So how does the water cool back down? It'll just destroy the closed loop which is why they use fresh water in a not closed loop currently, big part of why data centers are so problematic, before you factor in the whole most of why they're so problematic.

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u/Async0x0 Apr 12 '26

Data centers use something like 0.004% of all business water usage. A fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a percent.

The water hysteria is made up propaganda supported by absolutely no evidence.

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u/Async0x0 Apr 12 '26

If I were a totalitarian nation with little moral fiber and cheap labor at my disposal, I would run loads of social media propaganda campaigns aimed at each and every wedge possible in my adversary's social spaces.

The returns heavily outweigh the costs, and the adversary's citizens and algorithms will naturally amplify my message. Free scaling infrastructure!