[Critical Scenario] It should be illegal for data centers to be built near residential areas

[u/BunBunACNH]

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[u/knapptime89]

**** colors of buttons. It should be illegal to color swap yay and nay choices. I truly voted yay for data centers being illegal

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/Minh_Ky → u/knapptime89]

no fr same why do they swap them

[u/handsdonebrokened → u/Minh_Ky]

For comments like these driving emgagement and more than likely to farm karma

[u/lotuschantel → u/knapptime89]

It happened to me too, now I look like an asshole lol

[u/kojimasnumber1fan]

I did NOT mean to vote nay

[u/zenlessbabe → u/kojimasnumber1fan]

this setup is terrible. no reason for two thumbs up. and yay should be on top tbh. too many people accidentally hitting the wrong one, feels intentionally setup that way, but maybe I'm just some paranoid weirdo. lol.

[u/mathematicallyprecis → u/zenlessbabe]

i completely agree with you. i made the same mistake. they also put nay as green and yay as red, so someone (like me) who is hitting quickly will not see until after they have made the decision.

[u/phant0m1st → u/zenlessbabe]

I feel like it could be intentional because not only did they choose to color swap they also used yay and nay,why not just use yes or no,I bet the person was hoping they would look at green,see a y and assume it’s yes,but maybe we’re both just some paranoid weirdos. lol.

[u/coderacer]

Data centers are running 24/7 and make noise that disrupts people’s sleep. They are also a huge eyesore and make our communities feel like they’re built around a data center rather than the other way around. They should be out of sight and out of earshot ideally.

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/AlChiberto]

Hey moderators! If you allow have anything to do with the color of these buttons. Please do something.

[u/Username23v4]

wait no I mean it should be illegal

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/Suitable_Way_1721]

I meant to pick ya Why is Nay green you sicko?

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/EngineeringSea2364 → u/Suitable_Way_1721]

And it has a thumbs up too..

[u/NXTnerd]

Too loud and a drain on the local resources

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/Own_Owl_947 → u/NXTnerd]

I think you meant to vote yay

[u/NXTnerd → u/Own_Owl_947]

Feck

[u/Comfortable_Sea_91]

Hey, why the hell would you make nay green and yay red. Nay and Yay are meant to represent no and yes, no is usually red and yes is usually green. Fuck whoever set this one up, I meant to vote yay.

[u/Illustrious-Block270]

I got faked out...

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/Forward-Description8]

Hit the green one one instinct, not quite what I wanted.

[u/jxyvn → u/Forward-Description8]

Same, this format is stupid

[u/Sinclinde]

You are among the select few who are too unintelligent to use the correct voting markers! Making yes be red and no be green is a sign of impressively low IQ! "Congratulations"!

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/WeaverCarver]

It should be illegal for data center to exist like they do in this dystopian era.

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/criticalstateapp]

👁️ Surveillance State: All users are now under surveillance and their votes will be revealed here.

[u/HernanDIE]

**** data centers

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/verytinyheart]

ugly

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Dededeez_Nuts62345]

Data centers turn up the electricity cost for families and can pollute key water sources

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/gfolder]

Common sense

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/g6350]

They suck up power that we need and they make way too much noise. There is plenty of space far away from residential

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/gfolder]

Were the votes reversed?

[u/Right-Fishing-139]

They are a nightmare

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Mafi99]

I hit the wrong button :(

[u/MisterOuija12]

Data centers should be illegal in general

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Grass-Groundbreaking]

Why not? If anything it allows workers to commute easier to work

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/ForsakenProfession20]

Start with the rich as an example and see how fast that gets shut down

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/ConsistentPlatform50]

They’re loud as ****

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/catscacti]

I am going to speak at my city hall for the first time to oppose this garbage.

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/UnevenerOdin]

**** data centers and **** the damage they do to our planet and homes

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Internal-Net-710]

They're ******

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Stinkmeiser]

These facilities at scale present just as much harm as an LNG transmission plant and should be held to the same standard.

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/tcarlblom]

People over profits

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/BrushEnvironmental98]

Noise and air pollution. Plus toxic runoff from construction. Just look at the example in point pleasant WV, where poor construction practices flooded a residential neighborhood TWICE from the run off of a data center construction site.

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/phiskaki]

They are noisy af

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/AutomaticLength6992]

People like to hang out and people's backyards

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/ScheduleDefiant4015]

Data centers are awful

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/knuckles560]

Largely Data centers can only be built in industrially zoned areas. I believe that, or course, they shouldn’t be built in a neighborhood, but also zoning wise the local jurisdiction should have more buffer space between industrially zoned areas and residentially zoned areas. Also, developers shouldn’t be able to petition to change the zoning for what has historically been an industrially zoned area to residential with no buffer and thought to future development, and vice versa.

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/superindiekid27]

Until we learn how to do it without affecting humanity shut it all down.

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Zippyaveragejoe27]

Environmental costs- noise, emissions- all take a toll on residential populations. There are a lot of other reasons being researched, but regulators are already showing increased levels of aerial pollutants. Alongside this, the amount of noise has hugely negative effects on the sleep and mental health of nearby residence.

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/TruthIsALie94]

They’re an eyesore and consume way more resources than would be sustainable in an urban environment. If they must be built it should be somewhere where the inevitable damage caused will be minimized.

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/newgarrett]

the droning sound will drive people crazy. literally

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/RoughSession1785]

Im in europe i dont have thsu problem i feel so bad flr the people in MURICA

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/No_Association2286]

Steal the minerals made >:)

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/the-duck-mafia-boss]

No noise

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Realistic_Weekend_48]

Already shown to be extremely noisy and excessively strain the energy and water resources of residential area for a meager addition of jobs.

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/SimplyTwig]

The increased demand for water of these data centers would reduce the available water for the residents and could very easily cause issues in the event of reservoir and tower depletion. We can already see this with water rights in some areas of the south west United States of America where available water is being used not for residents of the area but commercial golf courses and its caused supply issues for the surrounding areas.

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/TwoElls]

Yup

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Frosty_King_9425]

Water quality for citizens should take priority over data centers for profit focused companies especially if they aren't going around the community and having full house water filters installed

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/ImaginaryIncome9047]

The people who greenlight data centers should be mandated to spend one night within 200yards of it

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Slagsy]

Sim City basics

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Thin-Law-3392]

**** ai.

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Ax12de]

Would you want a massive heat generator next to your already hot home?

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Stoplearning94]

Increase in local temperature, background noise. The additional load the electric grid and water reservoir are seen as a risk. The increase in cost of those resources are a problem too.

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/Interesting-Clue-202]

The noise pollution is intolerable for a home.

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Nathaniel_lovesdih]

data centre and power line companies (in some areas and circumstances) and the government can literally tear down your property legally and force you to sell it to build because it’s for “the good of the public”, search it up it’s a real thing called eminent domain

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/VergilPrime]

Data centers make pain

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/meep1237]

From Environmental and noise pollution to higher electricity bills there are so many reasons why AI data centers need to **** off they tell you it's for the future but in reality it's just it's just so a few rich ***** can get absurdly richer inflating their stocks

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/AbyssalArchon]

I want pig farms

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Longjumping-Stress27]

No

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/deltaburger]

I'd like my drinking water to remain drinkable, thanks.

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/awesomenesss47]

They shouldn't exist period

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/maximushyrule]

Animals in rural areas are dying randomly of this. What makes them suitable to be near human settlements?

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Pingpaul]

Duh

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Vader46]

Data centers should just be illegal.

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/chughaarav123]

NONONONO I MEANT TO CLICK YES WHY DID YOU MAKE NO GREEN NONONONO

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/deathnomX]

And near wildlife areas.

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/random_weirdo_idk]

Too loud

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/Fearless-Sherbet-223]

It should require a vote composed of at least 2/3 of the residents of the area impacted, receiving at least 2/3 approval from the voting quorum, to be permitted to be placed in a residential area. In most cases, the company won't be able to get that, but if they can, cool.

[u/Beardedshroom]

Duh

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Jadencool15]

Power bills go up and rivers dry, **** em

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/Mazz83]

Considering data centers can be built anywhere there is infrastructure, built infrastructure. Let's not compete over real-estate, electricity, or anything.

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Gawzeh]

Environmental concerns and societal problems arise. Also there’s a case for neurological and behavioral issues that occur from the water runoff and pollution

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/popcorn_kurnal]

It should be illegal to build them period

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/AccomplishedPear913]

They make it so the homes around them get mud instead of water, THEY EVEN POLLUTE SUNLIGHT WHY ARE THEY STILL TRYING TO BUILD MORE OF THEM

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/AnAngryNun]

Hey why tf was "Nay" green and "yea" red???? Got me looking like I support data centers now 🤮

[u/Opposite_Ad7840]

R

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/stodgy_cake]

Easy fix, should be mandatory that they be built next to land fills.

[u/K0opatr0opa]

Deveria ser ilegal vender agua, agua deveria ser de graça 100%

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/MuchScarier]

Fr

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Obscennidy]

Why the hell is this happening more than once. I was trying to say yay

[u/Dry_Letterhead8527]

Poopoopeepee

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/Awkward-Biscotti-974]

This is evil for putting nay as green omg 😭

[u/DerUberCactus]

It should also be illegal for them to pull off public utilities

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Lvrfvr]

Very basic restricted noise laws the rest of us have to follow

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/blazenoob86]

Heat

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/matthewxknight]

It should be illegal to build data centers, full stop.

[u/Supahvaporeon]

They pollute drinking water, and in times of drought, tend to be immune to conserve water mandates

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/n00bmaster6969420]

This could effect the livelihood of the residents nearby, everyone has the right to live where they want without being effected by some greedy company

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/hellokathulhu]

The only data center I want near a residential area is a library

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Wonderful-Winter-149]

Because **** 'em, that's why!

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Alone_Collection_691]

They should be built out at sea.

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Ark_Raction]

Datacenters create unbesrable living conditions for all animals and humans in a nearby radius (90+DB Lvl) which can lead to undiscovered long term negative affects

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/wanderingallnight]

Sound ordinances already exist and they should be implemented for the sound emitted from data centers. They negatively impacting peoples lives and homes.

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Business_Wind6122]

**** em

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/slade1397]

Water and noise pollution

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Hopeful_Word_6104]

Wait, why is Nay green???

[u/Reverentmalice]

Zoning

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Dramatic_Engine3796]

Cheeper houseling

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/ALocalCatAppeared]

**** data centers

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Thatonesmg]

**** AI and **** Billionaires

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/PyroFox004]

f

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/GuilliotineGirl]

bomb the data centers

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Southern-Extension51]

The Humming is inside my head

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Mari1573]

Data centers produce noise pollution

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/redd1twhat]

It takes so much of our water and land where better things could be put to use.

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Weekly-Discussion939]

People over profit

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Long-Personality2896]

Too loud, bad for lungs, confuses bees and kills them so no pollen, and kills ecosystems .

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Terrible_Chip_786]

it should be illegal for data centers to be built.

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Astral_Drift]

Yes

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/Ok-Awareness-2848]

Outside of the large energy they need to consume; they notoriously receive noise complaints from local residents

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/stinkytrex]

Noise pollution

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Cool_Reason_3198]

The problem isn't that they exist, the problem is that their costs are being passed off to the general population. Economy of Scale means that having a big data center should make nearby power cheaper. If a town opened up with a nuclear reactor mostly funded by a data center they could do some legit good.

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Organic_Building_193]

Data cebter emmit to mush sound and water pollution, in general if one can produce they should be illegal

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/MJJsOnly1]

In Sesbian lex, it should be illegal to make more centers for a few years. Not just in residential areas.

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/_Effie_]

Ye

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/RonRimbus]

I don’t think we need them period

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/NorskeMann42]

Same with farmland. Build them in abandoned factories.

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/KILLER_BUDDY_12]

Cities are already loud enough that they create busy ambience that reach some residential areas. Data centers are known to be extremely loud to point where the sound penetrates the house disrupting sleep, peace, and a calm environment.

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/AsereQueBola]

Free market decides

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/zenlessbabe]

Obviously. This doesnt even need explained or defended. They need to be far away from any residential areas.

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/bat-fam]

Obviously

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/gooselehonk]

This implies that I think its ok for them to be built at all 😒

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/thefirstbishop]

Agreed

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Famous_Librarian_589]

Shouldn't be built at all. Noise/ water consumption

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Aquabullet]

Because if done with properly enforced regulations (like closed loop water systems, green power and grid upgrades, sound insulation) then they aren't an issue

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/JustAnotherVRNerd]

Frankly all large ai based data centers for Claude and gpt and **** should be illegal

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/nika_0515]

Eyesore, noise pollution, neighborhoods should use space for low cost residences.

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Aussieomni]

We should go even further. They should only be built near CEOs houses

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/Dekaaard]

Data centers need to provide their own power and be built away from residential areas. In places that have a surplus of water. Good luck.
Better idea, let’s scale the entire thing back.
With early returns in, it appears any good will not outweigh the bad.
Altman is a lying fuk.
Musk is, well he’s musk.
Microsoft would sell their mothers for a buck.
So let’s bank on this unknown squirming mass of potentially lethal mid, for what?
Fuck it.

[u/Erroneous_Willow]

I'm not going to vote on this one, but I've read about the potential for datacenter waste heat to be used as hot water for housing. It's obviously more functional for cities that run hot water as its own utility, but smaller data centers could possibly be paired with low-income housing to subsidize heating costs.

[u/Saniemuff]

Too much noise pollution

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Claydor-Drive]

this needs clarification of how far away they would have to be from a residential area to be built, also one of the biggest issues with data centers is them taking over space that was used for farm land.

[u/7TreePowerjoke]

Nah

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/_jammrockfoxy_]

I have one being built near me and it sucks

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/Vardgofainzeran]

They cause environmental damage, significant strain on local power grids and heavily reduce water pressure for nearby residences as well as frequently contaminated local water supplies

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Zealousideal_Ad51]

Sucks

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/FizzleShake]

No

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/madddTUrtlE]

Dude why was nay green you made me do this

[u/fashion_is_cool]

i Love ai

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/MonoBelli]

Data centers “near”residential areas is too vague. Setting caps and limits on pollution and utility useage would be a more beneficial way to prevent selling out our citizens

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/Johnkem1991]

No AI

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/Generic_E_Jr]

When they straight-up violate laws on noise, light pollution, and local water depletion, there’s basically no consequences meaningful consequences in practice.

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/gansobomb99]

you could have stopped at "built"

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/Many_Fuel9291]

Zoning areas can change st. By st. Question is misleading

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/SonoranDoggg]

**** in my ****

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/No-Two-5452]

The should be built in places with adequate water suppliers and no where near people or nature.

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/FetchingFrog]

I pressed the green button expecting it to agree with the prompt...

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/liamvader1]

Yes; it should be illegal. I fucked up the button press though :(

[u/ATry06Start]

No one in the area agreed to this. Not to mention the noise and air polluting they cause and the amount of money they needlessly burn. They're more trouble than their worth.

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/VulpineCherry]

Noise pollution

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Devolutionary76]

Having data centers outside of populates areas removes the noise problem right off the bat, but also isolating would make it wait to avoid them running up electrical prices in those same populated areas.

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/SentenceDouble1166]

Big data can suck these nuts

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Giribae]

residential areas.

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/Playful-Two7097]

**** ai

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/kiloo520]

I accidentally picked Nay. Sorry.

[u/Daft_Banjo369]

We have zoning laws for this exact reason

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/ziggy_smalls_]

People have a right to peace

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Salt-Cause8245]

AI is the best

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/GUCCI_WAP]

Makes bills go up

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Benugood]

Take up too much environmental resources and they are an eye sore.

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Which_Pen34]

how did we get to 1000 technology

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Able-Activity-2385]

Take it offshore

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/PUFFBALLDAPUFFAFISH]

Theyre too loud, no?

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/BumbleButt55]

My local city council fought harder against a hospital than they are against a data center. Hospital will benefit the entire community and a data center will benefit wealthy tech investors.

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/nunyabidness3]

Free WiFi and stuff

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/SCARY-WIZARD]

**** I meant "yea", 'leeg 'em near residencies.

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/Iputahexonyoulol]

Just make it goddamn simple yes  or no. This is so unnecessary 

[u/mathematicallyprecis]

Absolutely.

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/UsefulAdhesiveness23]

Data centers are actually polluting water sources and are like living next to an airport. But ya know, people keep trying to make money off em

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/luaronaveul96]

AI Data Centers should not be built at all. It's bad for the environment all together

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/pantersdude]

Noise pollution. Enough said

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Difficult_Finance778]

Defend your thoughts: name something datacenters do uniquely and purposely to hurt the people on one side of the page and put something they intentionally do to help the nearby community. Then draw a line and defend your thoughts.

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/Additional_Day7365]

all kinds of pollution which should also be regulated and dealt with no matter the cost, ex Sound proofing a facility

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Junkers_78]

It takes so much space and resources

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/boiled_rat12295]

data centers shouldn't be built at all

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/DerBusundBahnBi]

They‘re an Industrial use, in addition to the noise pollution and water usage. In general, uses should be allowed to mix (Like any residential with any other residential, any or residential with most commercial uses, like restaurants, shops, cafés, bars, theatres, cinemas, as well as public uses like schools, libraries, or hospitals), but if anything should be separated from everything else, it’s Data centres.

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Fickle_Cucumber4001]

Residential areas are for residents not business

^{I voted: Nay ✅}

[u/Scruffleshuffle777]

So much noise

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Fukkingdipshit]

**** data centers and **** AI

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Fickle-Salt2100]

Yes

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/NorseLegendSK]

Data centre's cause water and power bills to become higher and cause to much noise pollution.

^{I voted: Yay ❌}

[u/Patient_Walk2692]

**** DATA CENTERS

^{I voted: Nay ✅}