Anti-datacenter movement debated as rational response to AI job displacement threat
basedjensen · x · 2026-08-22
A debate has erupted regarding the anti-datacenter movement. One side argues it is the "most rational response imaginable" to industry leaders publicly stating the best-case scenario for their product is getting everyone fired. Another side criticizes the movement as "psychosis" and "superstitious panic" based on lies, posing a threat to the economy and civilization.
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