‘We are screwed’: People near data centers dread heat wave pollution
www.politico.com
Extreme temperatures threaten to strain the grid as data centers are increasing energy demand. What could go wrong?
  • unspkbl_horror@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Quick timeline…

    • 2022: ChatGPT launches, and presumably, AI companies would have already been forecasting as to their energy needs over the next 5-10 years
    • 2024-2025: AI companies pour money and support into DJT leaving many of us perplexed given Silicon Valley’s history of being left-leaning.
    • 2025: DJT takes office, promptly eviscerates EPA and regulators rit large
    • 2026: Data centers run amok

    Guess we now know why…

    • Uriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      1 month ago

      The problem is the top is captured and has been for a very long time. The difference now is it’s mask-off and has lost the capacity to pretend to be public serving.

      As the history of labor has shown us, it is very hard to organize bottom-up without leadership getting compromised or killed.

        • explodicle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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          1 month ago

          Do you think this shit going down is less bad since we’re heading to “the finish line” and God’s kingdom awaits?

            • stringere@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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              1 month ago

              people suffering, kids suffering, wars, poverty, corruption, perversion, hunger

              All great reasons to dispute a loving and infallible god with some kind of plan.