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[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 64 points 2 months ago (35 children)

It’s pretty easy to regulate this:

  • Closed loop cooling
  • grid upgrade built into design plans, paid for by the datacenter.
  • cleaner power generation
[–] officermike@lemmy.world 43 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (18 children)

I'd say your list is a bit too short. Some more considerations (not comprehensive):

  • Construction noise and seismic limits (nearby neighborhoods have been disturbed and experienced damage from blasting operations)
  • Operating noise limits (ban on-site gas turbine generation, limit noise levels from cooling towers)
  • Limit light pollution

Edit:

  • Job protections and guarantees for workers displaced by automation
[–] BorgDrone@feddit.nl 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Job protections and guarantees for workers displaced by automation

Jobs are a necessary evil, not a goal in itself. The goal should be to eliminate all jobs.

Until that time we should figure out a better way to share the burden of the work that nerds to be done as well as better way to distribute resources. Trying to preserve jobs is not the way.

[–] Mondez@lemdro.id 2 points 2 months ago

It's more about resource allocation, who gets to control of how much. You can eliminate jobs and have most people scratching out a meager existence or you can elinimate jobs and have everyone on a level playing field. I think we'd mostly agree we want the latter but currently looks like we'd need a war against the already wealthy to avoid the former.

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