Why do people hate AI data centers? A Redditor's defense sparks debate
Subwooferrrs · reddit · 2026-11-06
A Redditor puzzled by public hostility to AI data centers argues they bring tax revenue, jobs, and opportunity — crediting AI with helping him land a job — and disputes water-usage concerns (farming uses more), guessing noise is the real gripe. The thread is a snapshot of grassroots US sentiment on AI infrastructure and its community cost-benefit fight.
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