Banning data centers to save the world? A 500-year history lesson says otherwise
thursdai_pod · x · 2026-09-15
thursdaipod amplifies @nisten's pushback against calls to ban data centers in the name of saving the planet: citing 500 years of history, nisten argues that attempts to ban new technologies have consistently backfired, framing the anti-data-center stance as the latest chapter in a brutal pattern of failed tech bans.
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