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supernova

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19. Is this a pattern?

Reply to niyad (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 12:14 PM

11 hrs ago

Wanting to put data centers in areas with already stretched water supplies?

I know they want to put them in economically distressed areas where POC live, because they don't expect enough resistance. Equally horrible. But the areas of already scarce water? That makes no logical sense.

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Data centers and water (WHAT WATER??) Two stories from yesterday, [View all] niyad 14 hrs ago OP

This industry needs to crash hard, the sooner the better. hunter 14 hrs ago #1

I fear me you are correct. niyad 13 hrs ago #2

cautionary tell from sci-fi writers seem to be manifesti Attilatheblond 12 hrs ago #3

It does appear that way. niyad 11 hrs ago #8

Remember the good old days dweller 12 hrs ago #4

Yes, I remember. That bastard t boone pickens comes immediately niyad 11 hrs ago #9

They got mad angrychair 12 hrs ago #5

The force response will be incredibly ugly. niyad 11 hrs ago #10

Burning them down? Or blowing them up. Firework display. Folks will get furious. Trueblue1968 4 hrs ago #30

Never allow a data center in your state, and certainly not in your own community FakeNoose 12 hrs ago #6

They are certainly greasing enough palms here. This city has always niyad 11 hrs ago #11

Here's the hitch as I see it Johnny2X2X 11 hrs ago #7

A truly depressing prospect. niyad 11 hrs ago #12

Here's the problem with your hitch jmowreader 11 hrs ago #13

They usually try to work it so they don't pay ANY taxes, so the community PAYS ALL COSTS for them! FakeNoose 11 hrs ago #15

According to the site below, there are 4,288 operational data centers in the US. patphil 11 hrs ago #14

Thank you for the information and the link. niyad 11 hrs ago #16

Opportune time to repost this ... dweller 11 hrs ago #17

"Rinse and repeat" FakeNoose 4 hrs ago #28

Socialism vs. fascism Ksout 11 hrs ago #18

Tis a puzzlement. Actually, it is not surprising in the least, as long niyad 10 hrs ago #21

Is this a pattern? supernova 11 hrs ago #19

Google "ai centers in the American west" for any number of articles. niyad 10 hrs ago #22

Yep. It's unreal what's going on. And fast. jeffreyi 10 hrs ago #24

This needs to have national attention Prairie_Seagull 10 hrs ago #20

I would hope so as well, but we have too many bought politicians niyad 10 hrs ago #23

These data centers contribute nothing to the lives of regular people. Who LoisB 8 hrs ago #25

Well, that will kill us all off, so we won't need these resources. niyad 2 hrs ago #31

That is so true and they don't give a rat's behind. LoisB 1 hr ago #35

It's insanity themaguffin 8 hrs ago #26

It is indeed! niyad 2 hrs ago #32

DISGUSTIPATING Faux pas 7 hrs ago #27

YES!! niyad 2 hrs ago #33

My family visited that beautiful environment last summer. Passages 4 hrs ago #29

Instead, public lands are now opened to the extraction gods. niyad 2 hrs ago #34