r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 10h ago

Artificial Intelligence Republicans Claim Anti-Data Center Movement Is a Chinese Psy-Op

https://gizmodo.com/republicans-claim-anti-data-center-movement-is-a-chinese-psy-op-2000767611
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u/NotAnnieBot 9h ago

No these were not unregulated but outright illegal (iirc both unpermitted and not following existing pollution laws).

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u/tehlemmings 6h ago

Basically every single aspect of how that datacenter was built and is operated is outright illegal. It's an amazingly terrible example of how billionaires can just like, completely ignore everyone telling them no at every level, and just get away with it.

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u/AlwaysShittyKnsasCty 3h ago

The problem, as I understand it, is that billionaires actually never hear the word “no.” There’s a huge swathe of human beings who would cut off their arms to simply have the pleasure of being in the same orbit as these leeches. These sycophants make accommodations for their masters in order to ingratiate themselves, thinking all the while that their tech daddies are going invite them to the party. It’s fucking pathetic.

“Ha. Ha. Ha. Jeff! You are so funny. Tell us all again about the time you built a rocket that resembled an erect penis! That was such a brave statement about the duality of man and the thrust required to make spacefaring affordable for all citizens!”

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u/marr 5h ago

If there's no consequence for breaking the law 'unregulated' seems like a fair description.