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Americans Have Grown Dramatically Anti-Data Center in Just Months, Survey Finds (gizmodo.com)
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[–] 29 points 5 months ago (8 children)

insider info here: many IT companies are using lobbyists to pressure state/local and federal governments on everything from zoning to power distribution.

these aren't just AI companies, but hosting companies, saas/paas companies, any company with the requirement to build or expand a datacenter.

if you don't like it, make sure you make it very clear to your representatives what your thoughts are on the subject and what you plan to do otherwise.

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  • [–] 16 points 5 months ago (7 children)

    Representatives don’t give one fuck about their constituents and what they have to say. They only care about what corporation and billionaire paid them last. And given the 2 party system in the U.S., they don’t have to care about getting voted out either. If they are a Republican in a red district, they can do whatever they want and get voted back in and the same goes for the Democrats.

    The ONLY peaceful thing that will save America is getting money out of politics. Until that happens, and good luck with that, your representative will continue to wipe their ass with your concerns.

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  • [–] 19 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Representatives don't give a fuck what their constituents have to say on social media. It's full of foreign trolls and bots.

    But if you go in person to a town hall / public hearing on an agenda item, they know that you are:

    • A real person
    • An American
    • Extremely likely to vote in the next election.

    Source: I successfully killed a local zoning change by convincing my neighbors to go out and speak against it, despite lobbying from a large developer.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    like I said

    make sure you make it VERY CLEAR to your representatives what your thoughts are on the subject and

    what you plan to do otherwise

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    I wish I knew. Don’t get me wrong, I have several times contacted both house and senators in my state. I’ve gotten one response out of probably 10 letters. I find the “contact your representative” method to be challenging when voters are up against massive amounts of bribery and a two party system that forces voters to vote either R or D.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Agitating nonsense. We stopped data centers in my county by showing up to board meetings and letting them know what we thought. They absolutely cave to pressure, especially local politicians.

    They still have to run for reelection and online propaganda bullshit isn't nearly as effective for local politicians.

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