• GideonD@lemmy.world
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    12 hours ago

    I’m from VA, which has more data centers in the state than any other in the country. They want to push even more into place and our local and state government seems to be all for it. All it’s doing is costing us money so AI companies can cash in on all the people that want to make stupid memes. The modern world sucks.

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      6 hours ago

      Not to mention the cost of electricity in VA continues to rise because these data centers keep sucking up all the electricity on our grid. Wait’ll wintertime and your electric bill is gonna be more than tripled.

      Source: am electrician who works in data centers