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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 445580" data-attributes="member: 27">The main thing these data centers do is process all the computer/internet transactions that almost everyone* makes--not just the AI stuff but all the everyday stuff we've gotten so used to.  So I roll my eyes when all these people rant and rave about the "invasion" of data centers as they spend every waking hour scrolling Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Tellytalk (maybe not in that order) while demanding ever-faster connections for video games, movies, etc. to download.  If these people weren't so obsessed with being "connected" to their social media while experimenting with all the shiny new AI tools 24/7, there would not be so much demand for infrastructure to fulfill their wishes.  Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. A huge data center is supposedly going to be built in my home county and the company is going all out to "woo" the public, though I am pretty sure the data center is going to be built regardless of whether we accept the gifts or not.   I say we ought to get every penny out of them before the companies start realizing they're riding a bubble.* As someone who does not own a smart phone and is not on TikTok, Facebook, or any of that brainrot, I can ride my high horse all I want.<img src="http://yoursmiles.org/tsmile/agressive/t0128.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":r&r:" title="R & R    :r&r:" data-shortname=":r&r:" /></blockquote>