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Matthew28

(1,893 posts)

11. Well,

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Original post)

Mon May 25, 2026, 09:54 PM

9 hrs ago

Every time you use the internet or a.i to find questions you use resources from datacenters. Doesn't mean that they should be destroying the environment and shouldn't be held accountable for pollution but it also means that you're using the resources that they provide.

If you use more resources = the need to build more of them.

We do need to clean up the dirty water and find better ways to power such but it is what it is.

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The Horrifying Truth About Data Centers Nobody Is Talking About [View all] bucolic_frolic 11 hrs ago OP

1+ Norrrm 11 hrs ago #1

The YouTuber is a RWNJ conspiracy theorist and Mike Flynn ally. See reply 5. There are better videos highplainsdem 9 hrs ago #13

Thanks Norrrm 9 hrs ago #19

Ty for sharing! SheltieLover 8 hrs ago #22

From what I've read BeneteauBum 10 hrs ago #2

This guy is a trumphumper. Documented fact. littlemissmartypants 10 hrs ago #3

Yep. See reply 5, which I started on before you posted. highplainsdem 10 hrs ago #6

YUP popsdenver 10 hrs ago #4

The guy who has that channel is a rightwing nut job. He was part of the Reawaken America tour with Mike Flynn, highplainsdem 10 hrs ago #5

Tyvm! SheltieLover 8 hrs ago #23

Oh Dear God... calimary 10 hrs ago #7

Cali, part of my depression is intuiting what the future slightlv 9 hrs ago #9

the sheer volume of data, and its density rampartd 2 hrs ago #25

Bookmarked for later. n/t Martin Eden 9 hrs ago #8

See reply 5. The guy who did the video is a RWNJ ally of Mike Flynn and a conspiracy theorist. There are highplainsdem 9 hrs ago #10

Thanks Martin Eden 9 hrs ago #14

Well, Matthew28 9 hrs ago #11

Internet does not equal surveillance center orthoclad 9 hrs ago #15

Could you please explain to me how a data center that NOBODY niyad 9 hrs ago #17

YES, YES, and YES orthoclad 9 hrs ago #12

GenAI and data centers are harmful. But that video is from a RWNJ & conspiracy theorist connected to highplainsdem 9 hrs ago #16

Yes, I replied to the OP text, orthoclad 9 hrs ago #18

I watched just a bit of the video myself before checking out his other videos & realizing he's not trustworthy. highplainsdem 9 hrs ago #20

PLEASE DON'T REC THAT YOUTUBE CONSPIRACY THEORIST. See reply 5. highplainsdem 8 hrs ago #21

Thanks and one can unrec their prior rec. :) nt cliffside 7 hrs ago #24

Whoever he is, he lays the case out against these ai data centers very clearly questionseverything 48 min ago #27

What can't be easily discounted is the theft of water. no_hypocrisy 1 hr ago #26