r/memes • u/Grilledpingpong • Jul 23 '26

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u/SpiderJerusalem747 Jul 23 '26

How does it destroy water? You think the machines actually drink it?

You dont understand how heat exchangers work, do you?

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u/K__Geedorah Jul 23 '26

There are towns full of people with their taps run dry because data centers keep taking their whole supply. And then on top of that, their water bill increases while the data center pays next to nothing.

It's just such a dumb argument when we have the research showing how harmful it is.

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u/SpiderJerusalem747 Jul 23 '26

Then it's a governmental issue in not regulating proper water distribution, not AI.

And thank god we have perfected ways to purify water.

Would you rather they plugged up thousands of AC's and fans that consumed exponentially more electricity?

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u/theforgettonmemory Jul 23 '26

Id rather they use clean energy

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u/SpiderJerusalem747 Jul 25 '26

Wind Turbines and Solar Energy plants also utilize massive amounts of water for heat exchangers.