alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 7 days agoWorking class neighborhoods are resisting data centers at 5 times the rate of wealthy oneswww.bloodinthemachine.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1133cross-posted to: technology@lemmit.online
arrow-up1133external-linkWorking class neighborhoods are resisting data centers at 5 times the rate of wealthy oneswww.bloodinthemachine.comalyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgM to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square19fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmit.online
minus-squarealtkey (he\him)@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoAlso, poor people are likely to already encounter a massive polluter or nuisance being dropped around there for no benefit to them.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-26 days agoYeah, past experiences with the next great thing that actually turns out to be meh may very well be part of it. Especially if it’s an older person. The whole “wifi/5G causes cancer” thing is still out there too, and might be conflated with a datacenter.
Also, poor people are likely to already encounter a massive polluter or nuisance being dropped around there for no benefit to them.
Yeah, past experiences with the next great thing that actually turns out to be meh may very well be part of it. Especially if it’s an older person.
The whole “wifi/5G causes cancer” thing is still out there too, and might be conflated with a datacenter.