When neighborhoods vote you off the planet, build AI data centers in orbit
r0ck3t23 · x · 2026-11-06
r0ck3t23 comments on US grassroots opposition to AI data centers ('America just told AI data centers they are not welcome') and pitches orbit as the escape: no zoning board, no water bill, no ballot measure. 'When your neighbors vote you off the planet, you leave the planet.' A provocative take, not a concrete technical plan.
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