Opinion: 'Ban Data Centers' is a Luxury Belief That Would Disastrously Impact Economy
robleclerc · x · 2026-08-22
A post argues that the call to "ban data centers" is comparable to the "defund the police" moral panic. It labels it a "luxury belief policy" that, if implemented, would have disastrous downstream consequences. The post emphasizes that data centers are the backbone of the entire global economy.
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