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dalton99a

(96,696 posts)
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 10:38 PM Wednesday

Attention cult members: Data centers are GOOD!!!



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Put one in Mar-a-Lago




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Attention cult members: Data centers are GOOD!!! (Original Post) dalton99a Wednesday OP
I wonder who wrote that shit? Dave Bowman Wednesday #1
The AI/tech lobbyists? Uday and Kusay? haele Wednesday #3
Chat GPT? mzmolly Yesterday #12
ChatGPT wouldn't randomly capitalize certain words fujiyamasan Yesterday #15
They should build one right next to Mar-a-lago Tanuki Wednesday #2
+1 dalton99a Wednesday #4
And make sure it's powered by "clean" coal! jls4561 Wednesday #7
Along with a methane fueled power plant considering all of the bullcrap that comes out of his mouth. Buddyzbuddy Yesterday #16
He keeps picking losers newdeal2 Wednesday #5
One of my jobs is to plan Datacenters lapfog_1 Wednesday #6
+1 dalton99a Wednesday #8
Exactly right -- #rump is full of shit, but he's only talking to people too stupid to realize that William Seger Yesterday #20
Don't watch TV much -- what network was this on ? nt eppur_se_muova Yesterday #21
HBO William Seger Yesterday #22
Right - a few construction jobs & security guards TBF Wednesday #9
And Eurasia canetoad Wednesday #10
TSF pushing data centers that are a strain on the environment and raise power costs Deuxcents Wednesday #11
How about some Fat Fuck brand snake oil? Blue Owl Yesterday #13
All you need to know RussBLib Yesterday #14
The red states should jump all over this before the blue states realize Buddyzbuddy Yesterday #17
Yes! If they're that desirable, let's set one up in Mar-a-Lago! calimary Yesterday #18
I see a lot of pro data center commercials Shipwack Yesterday #19
Now see how many people start parrotting this on social media durablend 21 hrs ago #23

haele

(15,769 posts)
3. The AI/tech lobbyists? Uday and Kusay?
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 10:48 PM
Wednesday

Sounds like a marketing flyer from a venture capital investment management company.

fujiyamasan

(2,312 posts)
15. ChatGPT wouldn't randomly capitalize certain words
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 12:28 AM
Yesterday

His writing style is so uniquely… fucked up.

dalton99a

(96,696 posts)
4. +1
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 10:56 PM
Wednesday
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/05/07/texas-republicans-data-centers-rural/
Texas Republicans have a data center problem
Data center construction is unpopular among locals, and a majority of the facilities are being proposed in red, rural counties. That puts Texas Republicans in a tough spot, as the White House has encouraged states to let the centers flourish.
by Taylor Goldenstein
May 7, 2026

...


https://news.gallup.com/poll/709772/americans-oppose-data-centers-area.aspx
Americans Oppose AI Data Centers in Their Area
by Jeffrey M. Jones


Buddyzbuddy

(3,157 posts)
16. Along with a methane fueled power plant considering all of the bullcrap that comes out of his mouth.
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 12:48 AM
Yesterday

lapfog_1

(32,104 posts)
6. One of my jobs is to plan Datacenters
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 11:10 PM
Wednesday

They may create jobs while they are being constructed... for maybe a year... or less.

Once they are built they produce almost no jobs... two security guards ( if you are lucky ) and two or three technicians per shift.

That's it... they are by and large, "lights out" operations. Lights out means no people.

The administration is handled remotely... sometimes very remotely ( like India ).

This is for a fairly large datacenter.

Like this scene from the TV show Silicon Valley... only you could never even have a desk in a real datacenter... the noise is way too much... and the people were not wearing any sound protection.

William Seger

(12,602 posts)
20. Exactly right -- #rump is full of shit, but he's only talking to people too stupid to realize that
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 02:09 AM
Yesterday

... i.e. the real problem when #rump is finally gone.

Silicon Valley was my favorite show while it was being produced; thanks for that reference!

TBF

(37,888 posts)
9. Right - a few construction jobs & security guards
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 11:21 PM
Wednesday

It isn't an amazon warehouse (which are jobs, but poorly paid and horrible jobs as a whole). Not only will folks not have jobs, but they will somehow be expected to pay more with these datacenters eating up the electricity and water in their area. None of this makes any sense. And when all the jobs are taken by AI, who buys the products? People need to think this through.

I doubt Trump even writes those posts.

Deuxcents

(28,539 posts)
11. TSF pushing data centers that are a strain on the environment and raise power costs
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 11:27 PM
Wednesday

Put data centers on an uninhabited island with plenty of water..install a desalination system and use solar for power.

RussBLib

(10,884 posts)
14. All you need to know
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 12:20 AM
Yesterday

…is that Trump is FOR data centers, so if I wasn’t against them already, I sure AF would be now.

https://russblib.blogspot.com/?m=1

Buddyzbuddy

(3,157 posts)
17. The red states should jump all over this before the blue states realize
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 12:51 AM
Yesterday

Last edited Thu Jul 16, 2026, 01:30 PM - Edit history (1)

what they're losing out on.

calimary

(91,799 posts)
18. Yes! If they're that desirable, let's set one up in Mar-a-Lago!
Thu Jul 16, 2026, 12:59 AM
Yesterday

Right down the street, Donald! Conveniently within walking distance!

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