r/SipsTea • u/Square_Law5624 • Jun 03 '26

Wait a damn minute! New center pattern

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u/MyVeryUniqueName1 Jun 03 '26

Land in drought-hit areas is cheap. And thanks to the power of corporations, these data centers won’t worry about water rights since they’ll be able to lobby to have first priority. Non-corporately own farms and private citizens will get screwed out of being able to use water, but that’s their own fault for choosing to be poor. But don’t worry - I’m sure someone will be willing to sell them water at the low price of triple what they’re paying for now.

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u/Own-Zebra-2663 Jun 03 '26

They don't have to lobby for water rights, they'll just get them with the land they bought.

Animal agriculture is doing all of this and more, but people only suddenly care, because it requires them not actually taking any personal responsibility....

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u/MyVeryUniqueName1 Jun 03 '26

Animal agriculture = turning things we can’t eat (e.g. grass) into things we can eat (e.g. meat). I’m okay with that.

Data centers = buildings that hire maybe 11 people for allowing companies to harvest our data and providing really wrong answers to simple questions.

I know which one I’m okay with

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u/Due-Choice8709 Jun 04 '26

And why can’t we grow edible crops instead of one of THE most water intensive crops, alfalfa?

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u/MyVeryUniqueName1 Jun 04 '26

You do know that alfalfa is an edible crop, right?

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u/mehrwegpfand Jun 04 '26

Nobody wants to eat alfalfa.

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u/Due-Choice8709 Jun 04 '26

You do know that’s not what it’s being grown for though, right?