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And you're 100% ok if it were being built immediately outside your window, right?

Yes. In fact I assume there are multiple data centers built in the same urban area I live in, perhaps not very far from me.

I would personally, why not (generally curious why there is opposition. Things such as the whole electric infrastructure costs being passed on to consumers is not inherent to a data center build, just a failure in policy).

To name just a single reason: they produce noise at inaudible frequencies that makes people sick.

Interesting - got a source? Id be surprised if such a noise survives a few miles.

I think this is a fake phenomenon, like people who claim to have some kind of sensitivity to radio waves that causes them chronic illness that induces them to move to the national radio quiet zone (https://wjla.com/news/health/allergic-to-radio-signals-suffe...).

The main difference is that when people complain about the negative health effects of 5G cell phone radios, the Politico-writer class makes fun of them for being conspiracy theorists instead of arguing that the existence of these people is one of several good reasons to get rid of 5G cell phone towers.

Depends. Is the alternative a loud, obnoxious factory? Or a warehouse with a constant stream of trucks? If you live near land zoned for industrial buildings then something is going to go there eventually.

This is like saying that you should oppose electricity or factories if you don’t want them in your backyard.

If given the choice, which would you prefer?

A) An electrical station immediately proximal to where you reside

B) No electrical station immediately proximal to where you reside

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