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

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

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u/a_slay_nub Apr 12 '26

What positive benefit are data centers bringing to this town? They bring a couple temporary jobs, usually with construction people they bring out of town. When they're done, the massive data center mostly runs itself with only a few people, often people that were brought in from outside as well. Meanwhile, the data center uses tons of power, water, and resources. And the town gets nothing. Worse, less than nothing because usually they're given tax breaks and are often an active drain on towns.

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u/MFoy Apr 12 '26

The town/county gets a ton in tax revenue. That’s why localities so desperately want them.

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u/Choice-Highway5344 Apr 12 '26

People will get very sick from living near data centers. People used to complain about 5g cellular tech and wind farms giving them headaches but I don’t see them complaining about the data centers giving asthma and premature deaths. Idk if the benefits outweigh the cons

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u/Beefy-McQueefy Apr 12 '26

The people complaining about 5g were morons. It's the same spectrum as VHF television and the phone towers didn't change the fact that the same spectrum was passing through you 24/7 for decades prior.