Data centers' 'oh s–t' moment

Carbon taxes are a tough sell, but I bet a carbon tax specifically on data centers would pass.

It's been amazing to watch how tone-deaf these AI "thought leaders" and CEO's have been during this hype cycle.

"look, we made this thing that's going to put everyone out of work, or destroy 99% of the planet except those of us who have built bunkers, leveraged a massive bet on the entire economy over it, if we're wrong we get bailed out by YOU, and guess what, it's coming to a neighborhood near you!"

and they are surprised at the backlash or that people are tossing molotovs at them? It's just crazy to me the kind of bubble one must live in to not see this coming from a mile away.

> Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is positioning himself as a positive voice on AI

Given Meta's (and also Mark's) reputation, I wonder how much that is helping the cause and how much its opponents...

In every good market crash, there's a flash point. In 2008, it was the Lehman Bros collapse and congress refusing the initial bailout. This might be the flashpoint, 75 data centers blocked this year and a supermajority of Americans against their construction.

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