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Matthew28

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11. Well,

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Original post)

Mon May 25, 2026, 09:54 PM

May 25

Every time you use the internet or a.i to find questions you use resources from datacenters. Doesn't mean that they should be destroying the environment and shouldn't be held accountable for pollution but it also means that you're using the resources that they provide.

If you use more resources = the need to build more of them.

We do need to clean up the dirty water and find better ways to power such but it is what it is.

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The Horrifying Truth About Data Centers Nobody Is Talking About [View all] bucolic_frolic May 25 OP

1+ Norrrm May 25 #1

The YouTuber is a RWNJ conspiracy theorist and Mike Flynn ally. See reply 5. There are better videos highplainsdem May 25 #13

Thanks Norrrm May 25 #19

Yvw! That YouTuber also posts about chemtrails, blood rituals in global conspiracies, the replacement theory, highplainsdem May 26 #29

Ty for sharing! SheltieLover May 25 #22

Erin Brockovich has a data center map site which could help local communities to organize chowder66 May 26 #31

Thanks for the research Progressive dog May 26 #38

From what I've read BeneteauBum May 25 #2

This guy is a trumphumper. Documented fact. littlemissmartypants May 25 #3

Yep. See reply 5, which I started on before you posted. highplainsdem May 25 #6

YUP popsdenver May 25 #4

The guy who has that channel is a rightwing nut job. He was part of the Reawaken America tour with Mike Flynn, highplainsdem May 25 #5

Tyvm! SheltieLover May 25 #23

Oh Dear God... calimary May 25 #7

Cali, part of my depression is intuiting what the future slightlv May 25 #9

It almost forces me to think that many men might only vote for other men because calimary May 26 #34

the sheer volume of data, and its density rampartd May 26 #25

Bookmarked for later. n/t Martin Eden May 25 #8

See reply 5. The guy who did the video is a RWNJ ally of Mike Flynn and a conspiracy theorist. There are highplainsdem May 25 #10

Thanks Martin Eden May 25 #14

Well, Matthew28 May 25 #11

Internet does not equal surveillance center orthoclad May 25 #15

Could you please explain to me how a data center that NOBODY niyad May 25 #17

YES, YES, and YES orthoclad May 25 #12

GenAI and data centers are harmful. But that video is from a RWNJ & conspiracy theorist connected to highplainsdem May 25 #16

Yes, I replied to the OP text, orthoclad May 25 #18

I watched just a bit of the video myself before checking out his other videos & realizing he's not trustworthy. highplainsdem May 25 #20

PLEASE DON'T REC THAT YOUTUBE CONSPIRACY THEORIST. See reply 5. highplainsdem May 25 #21

Thanks and one can unrec their prior rec. :) nt cliffside May 25 #24

I hope people will, once they see that YouTuber's crazy videos on other subjects. highplainsdem May 26 #30

Whoever he is, he lays the case out against these ai data centers very clearly questionseverything May 26 #27

Did you look at his other videos? All the loony conspiracy theories? It doesn't make DU look credible highplainsdem May 26 #28

Was going to stay away but WA-03 Democrat May 26 #32

What can't be easily discounted is the theft of water. no_hypocrisy May 26 #26

Addressing the squandering (theft) of water relogic May 26 #33

The surveillance state is on the march dlk May 26 #35

bucolic_frolic, did you see the replies about why that YouTuber is a bad source? Anyone who reposts highplainsdem May 26 #36

I think most of them won't do anything Diraven May 26 #37