Don't forget the dumber argument "but the construction jobs!"

Like construction requires locals when experienced crews will bring their own out of town experts

But the local politicians will somehow get a home renovation, a new truck, and a vacay they feel they deserve if they approve it.

There's employment for a handful of cable monkeys, remote eyes, ears and hands. They work for staffing companies, not the parent company and get shitty to no benefits. Entry level, not much training. They tell you "we'll hire you after your contract, 1-2 years." Then they fire you and move to the next cable monkey. The pay is ok but nothing to write home about. I feel like if more people knew, they'd be more outraged about the pollution and noise, not to mention tax subsidies, in exchange for a handful of these kinds of jobs. Also, when they develop robots that can reliably use cables, these jobs will vanish overnight.