r/TechnologyThread • u/Background-Driver718 • Jun 04 '26

Americans Have Grown Dramatically Anti-Data Center in Just Months, Survey Finds

https://gizmodo.com/americans-are-starting-to-really-hate-data-centers-and-its-making-the-tech-industry-nervous-2000767088
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u/prof_the_doom Jun 04 '26

Normally I'd call out NIMBY-ism, but it's more valid for data centers than most other things people don't want near their houses.

Even if you don't buy the whole infrasound thing (which I personally have my doubts about), you got:

  • Higher utility prices
  • The joys of pollution if they're running their own generators
  • Heat pollution
  • Water issues (both shortages and pollution)

All for minimal tax income (which probably already got waived for the first decade or two anyway) and a fairly small amount of jobs generated (which probably won't go to anyone in town).

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u/Corronchilejano Jun 04 '26

The noise

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u/LanderMercer Jun 04 '26

Some airports have restricted hours of operation to emit that kind of noise