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compass_copiumyesterday at 8:47 PM0 repliesview on HN

The specific examples are not the point. Obviously some people hate Netflix and some people love Lobster Jesus. There is a rising sentiment against AI:

https://techstrong.ai/features/public-sentiment-sours-as-ai-...

>Should their preferences override those who do want it?

This is rather the point of government, balancing the competing amd incompatible desires of different groups of people for the benefit of everyone. Yes, if a community decides they don't want a GPU warehouse, using whatever means that community uses to make decisions (referenda, petitioning representatives, etc.), their desire should overrule the desire of people to have one. That's what society is!