alt Hacker NewsThe people who work in the datacenters don't want a long commute.
Also, in a remote area, the third parties the owners require for continual maintenance will be fewer, take longer to respond, likely cost more, and may be less qualified than those you can find in a more populated area.
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duped • yesterday at 3:39 PM
Pay them more then
sylos • yesterday at 5:52 PM
so datacenters should be allowed to come into communities, consume their resources and barely hire the local populace?
e40 • yesterday at 6:13 PM
What? A 5 minute drive is miles, and that's plenty far enough. They are currently being built within 100 meters of homes. It's absolutely insane.
EDIT: https://youtu.be/t-8TDOFqkQA?si=Qa9ot70MylFp6qkE
Just watch that and not get hoppin' mad.
Very few people work in datacenters