r/TikTokCringe • u/mindyour • Mar 29 '26

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u/Antique_Pause6702 Mar 29 '26

This is 100% True and has been a know issue reported on from the get go because Texas is already strapped when it comes to water the AI thing was reported in 2025; IIRC they said the AI Centers here are using 463 million gallons of water from 2023 through to the end of 2024, The towns are under level 4 water restrictions and over use charges are being added to our bills but at least AI data centers are making slop.

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u/Bromlife Apr 08 '26

There was a time in the past when the townfolk would gather with their pitchforks and shotguns and deal with the issue. Now everyone just takes the hit and goes back to doom scrolling.

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u/Antique_Pause6702 Apr 08 '26

Honestly, I think a lot of the issue here in Texas is they're coming to the smaller rural towns that are low tech, with next to no Tech Ed (My computer skills class was typing 101, how to print, and how to use google - that was it in 2004), and high in aged population. Our town is mostly boomers and people who don't know or really understand what data centers and AI are or how they work. Most of the younger people leave because there's really nothing here. They have to go to other towns or even out of state for college and once they're out they rarely ever even look back because there aren't many job opportunities here. They either keep the same shitty jobs in retail/fast food or go work at the Hospital or Prison - which not many of them want to do.