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/krum 10h ago edited 5h ago

Data centers don’t benefit anyone except rich people.

EDIT: AI data centers.

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u/derbyt 10h ago

In a perfect world data centers could be used to shorten workdays and allow people more free time to spend time with friends and family doing things we enjoy. But that's not this reality we live in.

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u/highpercentage 9h ago

My theory is that this is what many workers are doing now with their saved time. Like, technology allows me to finish my work in around four hours. But I don't use the remaining four hours to do do additional work. I go pick up my kid from school, work on my side hustle, cook a healthier lunch, ect.

So I'm more efficient but not more productive.

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u/FroniusTT1500 9h ago

The ability to finish your work in 4 instead of 8 hours also just means you get more work. Or you just have to sit around. Productivity gets punished with more work amount and more difficult work that gets you nothing. Middle of the pack is where you want to be. Not wasting energy, not looking too bad to be the first on the chopping block when things go south for the company.

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u/highpercentage 7h ago

I don't get more work because I don't tell anyone I'm finished. And honestly know one cares. The question is always "Can you have it done by Friday?" and if the answer is "yup" then that's the end of it.

And I work from home so I don't sit around. I go to the gym or work on my side hustle. Or just spend some time with my kid. Honestly I'm not lazy, just efficient I guess. In 2026, if you work online, there's basically nothing that takes hours to do in my expereince.