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In first, California city overwhelmingly votes to permanently ban datacenters (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 69 points 3 months ago* (4 children)

It's going to be really, really frustrating watching Democrats campaign in support of AI companies this fall.

But this is a good reminder. Your only power now is local, so take an interest in your neighborhood and fight for it.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    What happens when they get built anyway. Would it be legal to burn them down.

    Because a lot places voters voted to not allow them and they get built anyway.

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  • [–] 22 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    It won't ever be legal, but I don't think that's going to matter. These data centers are threatening hundreds of communities' basic survival, and there are so many people in this country that are struggling and ready to snap.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    Also just to add but when the current financialized system finally implodes it's gonna make things a whole lot worse and make people a whole lot more volatile. Personally I think either the SpaceX or OpenAI IPO will cause it, either those or some type of supply chain failure kinda a coin flip IMO.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    There is an extremely good reason why the government is preemptively getting a rubber stamp with "technology extremist terrorists" written on it ready. They know how fraught things are getting

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