Everyone is making a U-turn on data centers as public support craters
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/26/data-centers-midterms-politicians-voters-sour-01050143
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/26/data-centers-midterms-politicians-voters-sour-01050143
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mfed1122@discuss.tchncs.de · 18 pts · 7d
If the vileness of AI actually unites the masses, it may all be worth it
Denjin@feddit.uk · 6 pts · 6d
Unfortunately most of the objection to data centres comes from NIMBYism, rather than any actual dislike of the product.
The number of people protesting against the one proposed near me, with AI generated posters in the window, is concerning.
FoxAlive@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 6d
People are sympathetic to you at this point of time in their lives though. Because they precieve you as an ally in this context they will likely agree with you just to help bolster their own goal.
Maybe not today, or maybe not tomorrow you will see a change, but you should know you planted a little seed in their head. And if they spend anytime tilling around in their own head space garden that seed might just grow into an opinion. Sometimes it just takes them hearing the samething a couple more times from someone they trust before they start considering working it into their system of beliefs.
The maga party is weak right now, and people are becoming more and more open to straight up socalism. Maga coworkers, family members have been slipping up and saying some socialist shit without knowing it. They're still backwards and racist sure but something's changing in their lizard brains. A old youtuber I still kind of watch (kyle/fpsrussia don't judge me) who is sort of a maga chud even talked about recently how he would vote for AOC of all people before voting for JD Vance as president.
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 7d
Not a couple of Dem gubernatorial candidates. Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory yet again.
Nouvellalia@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 6d
Looks like the Norco future is confirmed. I guarantee you that Louisiana will take all of em, and won't give half a shit if they all run horrible generators all day every day.
Edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norco_(video_game)
Y'all would probably love it; beautiful, dystopian, nightmare, absurdism
dumnezero@piefed.social · 2 pts · 5d