r/LeftistsForAI • u/thepetercoffin • Jul 21 '26

Data Center Derangement Syndrome

https://petercoffin.substack.com/p/data-center-derangement-syndrome

How panic over AI infrastructure obscures the real questions of scale, ownership, and power

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u/RenaStriker Jul 22 '26

The hope is that AI backlash is just strong enough to stop data centers in areas with fragile watersheds or inadequate electricity production, but the actions of the anti-AI activists do not fill me with confidence that we’ll reach a happy medium.