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GiqueCee

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22. Consider this...
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 11:47 AM
17 hrs ago

... we are dealing with corporatists, tech bros, and oligarchs, and there isn't an honest nanoparticle among the whole fuckin' bunch of 'em. So, given what we know about these scurrilous weasels, it makes sense to assume the worst motives imaginable, and then double it. No, FOURPLE it!
People are making AI memes on their home computers. They don't need a 64-square-mile data center to do that. Even scaling AI up to gigundo dimensions, ya gotta wonder.
I would posit that the massive capacity and resource usage that will cripple surrounding communities is going to be devoted to expanding surveillance capabilities on everyone in the country, and then, ultimately, the whole fucking world, to an unimaginably astronomical degree at commensurate costs. Those costs, of course, will be passed on to those being surveilled, whether they like it or not. ICE is just the beginning of how such ruthless control will be instituted.
Total dominion over every aspect of our lives is the goal, but let's just call it "POWER" for short. In order to impose the Feudalism 2.0, which these psychopaths think they're entitled to do, they have to maintain complete control. We are little more than livestock to them; they've already demonstrated that in more ways than we can count, so complacent sheep will be put to work, and live in camps, while recalcitrant rams will be lunchmeat. Soylent Green, if you will. Younglings can Google that, while they're still allowed to Google anything. Trump wants – well, actually, the architects of Project 2025 want – their useful idiot to demand complete control and censorship of the Internet. That's already been reported, so it ain't like Chicken Little's imagined disaster; it's as real as a heart attack. Whether or not he's successful remains to be seen, but he'll sure as hell try.
These people are soulless monsters, and they've come too far, and invested too much, to just let it slip through their claws, so, boy, Howdy, it's gonna get ugly before it gets better.
Keep in mind that, even if you are paranoid, it doesn't mean they ain't after you.
Have a nice day.

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I don't need Chinese propaganda to oppose data centers. Ocelot II 19 hrs ago #1
how many data centers do they need? rampartd 19 hrs ago #2
I am still trying to figure out who the end users of a data center would be. Hugin 19 hrs ago #6
The investors are people who think they'll make $ billions in a short time, and then dump it the next year FakeNoose 18 hrs ago #16
I like the sentiment... Hugin 19 hrs ago #5
+1 dalton99a 16 hrs ago #25
Truly UpInArms 16 hrs ago #28
That was my first thought. These data centers are resource hogs, and environmental disasters. patphil 16 hrs ago #29
No one should. Hell, the article itself admits the issues with data centers are all legitimate, despite what China may Karasu 13 hrs ago #40
Sure, Jan. Scrivener7 19 hrs ago #3
Literally came here to say this, lol Alice B. 17 hrs ago #24
and OpenAI is an objective, unbiased source DBoon 19 hrs ago #4
Yup, headline can make you wonder, is it true, or is AI spreading disinformation to try to save itself? (n/t) thesquanderer 18 hrs ago #18
Somehow I think this is bullshit. Ray Bruns 19 hrs ago #7
I actually trust China to handle AI better JBTaurus83 19 hrs ago #8
I don't listen to "fake accounts" from China. I don't trust AI all on my own. Ritabert 19 hrs ago #9
Yeah Sure Ya Betcha Faux pas 19 hrs ago #10
And how many fake accounts are out there cheerleading for data centers? tanyev 19 hrs ago #11
I've seen a lot. They were very active on TikTok last week. C Moon 18 hrs ago #14
Americans are DownriverDem 19 hrs ago #12
As one actively fighting data centers in Colorado--or in any other draught-stricken area of the West, hlthe2b 19 hrs ago #13
Is China also printing my over-inflated power bills because of the data centers 20 miles from me mdbl 18 hrs ago #15
+1 dalton99a 16 hrs ago #26
Interesting. This could be true, but almost impossible to prove or to separate Chinese influence from that actual Martin68 18 hrs ago #17
Not to mention eye sores JBTaurus83 18 hrs ago #19
"Eye-sores" are a quality of life issue... Martin68 17 hrs ago #21
Yes they are JBTaurus83 17 hrs ago #23
Me, too. Martin68 14 hrs ago #37
LOL. Sounds like reverse psychology... ananda 18 hrs ago #20
Consider this... GiqueCee 17 hrs ago #22
BS, I don't need bots to know that the uber rich tech bros are ruining the environment and increasing mt energy bills ImNotGod 16 hrs ago #27
Was reading about centers planned for Wisconsin. BoomaofBandM 16 hrs ago #30
The Chinese opposition to data centers Progressive dog 16 hrs ago #31
See? It's becoming more and more human Retrograde 16 hrs ago #32
100% high grade bullshit Nigrum Cattus 15 hrs ago #33
FYI .... reACTIONary 14 hrs ago #38
All I need to know is how China bought land here to build them Figarosmom 15 hrs ago #34
And I guess it was the Chinese that got Social Circle GA to stand up pat_k 14 hrs ago #35
They uploaded... reACTIONary 14 hrs ago #36
The equivalent of 'Soros-funded professional protestors' nt GenThePerservering 13 hrs ago #39
Yeah, right. My first -- and last -- reaction. Blame the Evil Red Chinese !! nt eppur_se_muova 12 hrs ago #41
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