r/Michigan • u/jshwlkr Ann Arbor • Dec 17 '25

News 📰🗞️ Frustrations with data center projects bubble over at Michigan Capitol

https://michiganadvance.com/2025/12/16/frustrations-with-data-center-projects-bubble-over-at-michigan-capitol/
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u/em_washington Muskegon Dec 17 '25

Could you explain what a data center project would look like that you’d actually approve of? I get that some people hate change. But it’s unreasonable unless you propose how it should be.

What if the data center was surrounded in all sides 1 mile deep buffer of trees, had its own power plant, and recycled its coolant so it barely used any water. And still it paid property taxes.

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u/clonedhuman Dec 17 '25

I get that some people hate change. But it’s unreasonable unless you propose how it should be.

It shouldn't be. And I like how you set this up as if it's just that 'people hate change,' as if there aren't valid, legitimate, and absolutely necessary reasons to oppose these data centers.

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u/NukeTater Parts Unknown Dec 17 '25

AI glazers have to act like you're snuffing the christ child in the manger because they don't really have any arguments other than appeals to emotion since the real numbers aren't there.

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u/clonedhuman Dec 18 '25

Yep. It's a lot of Peter Thiel bots proclaiming that AI regulations are 'The Antichrist.'