Data centers are hated for fixable reasons — noise, looks, water, energy — yet no one tries
dansitu · x · 2026-11-05
dansitu argues that public opposition to data centers stems from noise, ugliness, sheer size, and competition with communities for energy and water — all problems that engineering and design could address. Yet he has seen almost zero effort in the industry to fix them.
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