DIMBY: Build Data Centers Locally to Cut Taxes Before Extinction
AndyMasley · x · 2026-08-29
Matt Yglesias coins the term DIMBY (Data Centers In My Backyard): expressing skepticism about AI leading to human extinction, but arguing that if data centers must be built, they should be in his community to lower property taxes before the potential end of humanity.
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