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> One refrigerator sized rack at a datacenter takes as much power as 150 homes

Is this supposed to scare me or something? I can't even fathom the actual point you are trying to make if it doesn't involve me having an emotional response to this statement.

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Seems pretty obvious- that datacenters very measurably contribute to rising costs of electricity and climate change , and unlike aluminum processing or farming which makes things people want, is used for AI which a lot of people resent. It’s a lose-lose

> datacenters very measurably contribute to rising costs of electricity and climate change

the people who make this true are the same people who oppose the data centers. if they just let people build solar and data centers neither of those things would be true.

Who’s saying not to build solar?

Currently, it's the US government, who is very opposed to renewable energy sources and very in favor of data centers/AI.

There's plenty of opposition to solar farms at the local level.

Wild to see people pretend like this isn't true while we're still in the middle of seeing how badly this shit has already fucked up hardware prices.

in b4 the 'apples and oranges' cope

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