My spouse sent me this rage bait photo. It wasn't even the ego rubbing graphic on the front page that got me (though that's bad enough). It's' the "Moral panic over data centres" that really gets my goat. Ah yes, it's the moral panic that's the issue, right? Right?!
A moral panic is distinct because it's a false threat that actually distracts from real dangers as it maintains the status quo. It's wave of "witch hunting" and "scapegoating."
If anything, the AI doomer bullshit about "AGI will kill (most of) us (not me tho because I'm a good believer)" is the moral panic.