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Aristus

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4. Maybe that will take the starch out of rural America.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 05:39 PM

19 hrs ago

Red-state morons who think big business can do no wrong, and so vote for the pro-business, anti-people politicians.

Let them deal with water shortages and water pollution. Maybe that will cool their hatred of environmentalism.

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Data Centers Creep into Rural America [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 20 hrs ago OP

I don't understand the need or purpose of these huge "data" centers. Are they to increase gov monitoring of the public? wcmagumba 20 hrs ago #1

Very likely sakabatou 20 hrs ago #2

Can you imagine what could be done if even half those data centers were hospitals, schools, or affordable housing? patphil 20 hrs ago #3

This genAI bubble has caused a catastrophic loss of resources, in addition to all the direct harm done highplainsdem 17 hrs ago #8

Maybe that will take the starch out of rural America. Aristus 19 hrs ago #4

Local County Politicos need to use it for their advantage. Jacson6 19 hrs ago #5

Feeding the monster that will eventually destroy us all, just ask Musk. Maybe humans aren't all that intelligent OGBuzz 19 hrs ago #6

These data centers are being built because of generative AI, not the truly useful non-generative Ai highplainsdem 17 hrs ago #7

If the DNC doesn't have campaign workers in every effected community Prairie Gates 17 hrs ago #9

Not just rural voters. These data centers are a suburban problem too newdeal2 16 hrs ago #10

It's sited, not cited. ms liberty 3 hrs ago #11