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caidan • yesterday at 9:03 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

The real main purpose of putting data centers in space is not economic, and it’s not to guard against threats from major powers who could easily destroy them. It’s so that the ultra rich can have data centers that the rest of us cannot destroy. I make no argument about whether we should be thinking of doing so or not, but it is interesting to think of the implications is it not? And it certainly fits the personalities involved and their public statements.


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pokstad • yesterday at 9:10 PM

Since when have the public destroyed data centers?

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