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Voters Aren't Waiting for November to Try Ousting Officials Over Data Centers | As a backlash grows over data centers, more local officials are facing recall elections for their support of the comput… (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (9 children)

I'm not sure we should keep harping on water usage. Agriculture (especially in the american southwest) uses THE VAST MAJORITY of freshwater. Its not even close.

We should harp on the fact that they take up land, are loud, are being used for mass surveillance and state violence, and owned by billionaires. Thats reason enough to get rid of them. Oh and driving up electric bills (just got my letter this month telling me to conserve power becuase my bills going up. Theyre putting a data center here. Really pisses me off)

[–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Water for food is a compromisable subject. Child pron factories aren't for far more people.

At least for me, pro farmer folk do understand conservation and the important of managing natural resources, again it's a compromise when it comes to feeding people (yes, we also have to fight against wasteful water practices and choose to grow more sustainable food, but that should not stop momentum where we got it).

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I agree - however theres a lot of farmer-types who just want to abuse the land for the most profit (see, pesticides and herbicies and tiling destroying our water tables and poisoning groundwater)

[–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Far far too many for sure. No honestly I know a few farmers I very much respect, but they're getting older and the fail sons that are inherently the fields suck (the ones that don't aren't fail sons by definition)

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