Data center backlash parallels socialist turn: elite disconnect
skorusARK · x · 2026-08-20
The author draws a parallel between the anti-data-center backlash and the pro-socialist turn, arguing that 'the elite' make the same mistake: dismissing grievances instead of understanding the social contract people perceive.
Key Points:
- Divergent Realities: For tech insiders, the pie is growing faster than ever; for many communities, it is not, creating a fundamental disconnect.
- Thiel's Argument Applied: When student debt and housing costs prevent capital accumulation, reduced support for capitalism is a natural consequence.
- Strategy: Dunking on people as 'too dumb to see the upside of AI' fails to win them over.
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