Local data centers face NIMBY backlash as 'dystopian betrayal'
ai · x · 2026-08-20
The author mocks the NIMBY (Not In My Backyard) attitude towards local data centers, where neighbors treat construction as a dystopian betrayal, highlighting the irony of fearing necessary infrastructure.
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