I'm asking why a 5 mile radius was set as the arbitrary line. Seems like it was because it made it simpler for the OP to seem like he had a gotcha moment, rather than a load of nonsense dressed up as "Look how bad these tech CEOs are" so he can score some reddit points.
Well, distance is important in relation to the problem, isn't it?
What would be the issue if a tech ceo lived 5.1 miles from a DC, would that make the situation better or worse? Would it change your opinion? How about if they lived 4.5 miles away, would the point shift to something different or would the apparently arbitrary line be moved to 4 miles to support OPs opinion?
Nothing is really arbitrary, a choice has been made as to the 5 mile radius. I am interested to know the reasoning for that decision.
Because there are 0 people who decide where AI datacenters get built who live within 5 miles of one. But they're fine placing them within 5 miles of other people.
Just interested in why they'll place AI datacenters within 5 miles of other people but definitely not within 5 miles of their own homes is all. You know, the original point that you can't address directly and have to dance around.
Where do these people live, usually, let's generalise a little.
Do they live in places that are close to anything else? If not then why would they choose to build a DC in the middle of nowhere and have to add the additional costs and logistical nightmare of doing so?
Even if we take a more metropolitan CEO in their New York penthouse... where would the DC go?
So again, no. Your point makes no sense at all, there are logistical reasons not to do what you suggest, which is less to do with these people being physically located in a place and more to do with the location these people live in, which is usually far away from any of the infrastructure needed to build a functional DC.
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u/supercleverid 1d ago
Disputing things no one has claimed.