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Working class neighborhoods are resisting data centers at 5 times the rate of wealthy ones (www.bloodinthemachine.com)
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[–] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

Also, poor people are likely to already encounter a massive polluter or nuisance being dropped around there for no benefit to them.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

    Yeah, past experiences with a wonderproject that actually turns out to be meh may very well be part of it. Especially if it's an older person.

    Speaking of pollution, the whole "wifi/5G causes cancer" thing is still out there too, and might be conflated with a datacenter.

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