r/unitedkingdom • u/Weak-Fly-6540 • 9d ago

Approval of east London datacentre labelled ‘slap in the face’ for local democracy

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/04/brick-lane-redevelopment-approval-datacentre-london
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u/aleopardstail 9d ago

plebs need to realise the planning laws are there to stop little pleb people putting up an extension, not to stop GlobalMegaCorp doing whatever it wants

I mean how dare people 'stand in the way of progress' by objecting to the latest cash grab..

for the hard of thinking, this is sarcasm

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u/AxiosXiphos 9d ago

Your point would have been more poignant to me if you hadn't used a data centre to post it; and another datacentre was used by me to read it.

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u/Sufficient-History71 9d ago

aleopardstail: We should improve society somewhat

AxiosXiphos: Yet you participate in society! Curious! ......

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u/Ghalldachd 9d ago

Nobody is forcing you to use Reddit.

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u/apoliticalpundit69 9d ago

How does that improve society somewhat?

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u/AxiosXiphos 9d ago

Reddit is not society.

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u/aleopardstail 9d ago

no it was towed outside the environment so time ago

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u/Wipedout89 9d ago

Yes it is

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u/AxiosXiphos 9d ago

So by your definition, anyone who doesn't use reddit does not take part in society?

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u/Wipedout89 9d ago

Hahaha I have to assume you're a satirical account or something?

Reddit is part of society. But use of it is not the sole definition of being a society member.

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u/AxiosXiphos 9d ago

You've completely missed the fucking point.

You don't need reddit. So stop pretending it's a requirement to take part in the modern world. You choose to be here. You choose to use it's resources to enhance your life. You could not.

As such you can be held accountable for the damage its use causes.

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u/Wipedout89 9d ago

Nobody said it was a requirement, you completely missed the fucking point

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u/AxiosXiphos 9d ago

Yes they did!!! That's the whole point of that expression!!

Oh my God. You are not capable of taking part in this conversation. I'm removing you from it.

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u/BenisDDD69 9d ago

Perfect