WSJ: Data center buildouts are pulling labor and resources away from housing and manufacturing
RebeccaBellan · x · 2026-11-11
Citing a September WSJ report, the author notes that data center construction is winning over laborers and resources that could otherwise go toward building houses and other manufacturing, highlighting the physical-economy cost of the AI buildout.
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