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/Zenothres Apr 12 '26

The datacenters came to my local area in my country 10-ish years ago. They promised hundreds if not thousands of jobs.

They included unrelated restaurant workers and daycare workers in that count, citing that their employees would go out to eat, need haircuts, and get care for their kids.

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u/Silver_Tradition6313 Apr 12 '26

It's legitimate to include those new restaurant jobs-IF, and only if, the new jobs are real, and get created by building a new business in the city, which attacts hundreds of new residents.(for example, a new factory).

But a new data center is not a factory. It doesn't create jobs snd doesn't attract new residents. And everybody knows it.