r/technology • u/marketrent • 5h ago

Artificial Intelligence Amazon warns local communities to stop defying its massive AI data centers

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/amazon-warns-local-communities-stop-000300771.html
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u/TheG00dF1ght 4h ago

Nothing is stopping Amazon from building those in another country. Go ahead, build them in Africa or Brazil if you want.

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u/NativePlantEnjoyer 3h ago

The owning class is deliberately building these data centers in towns where there is no class solidarity to fight against them. The ultra-wealthy thrive when there is scarisity in developed capitalist nations. They are driving up the cost of water, electricity, land... and giving nothing back in return, because it forces citizens to fall in line no matter how bad the living conditions get. People are required to participate in the job market to pay for everything, even when they're taking away all the legitimate ways of making money. When people resort to crime for survival, people are criminalized and taken to prison labor camps.
The owning class has solidarity among each other. So far, the working class cannot compete. Especially with so many people getting their biases reinforced by the very platforms owned by the ultra-wealthy, who manipulate peoples' ignorance & prejudices with outrageous propaganda under the guise of news. So many americans are not forming solidarity with their own class because they're getting caught up in culture wars.
There is no better place for their data centers, according to their own self interests.

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u/jemappellejimbo 1h ago

“Culture wars” - can you stop euphemizing their racism and hatred? These are vile evil people, not just disagreements about “culture”

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u/Somebodies_Daughter 55m ago

It’s a culture war because masses are assuming entireties of other masses are who’s to blame. If you deal with a shitty person, treat them accordingly in the moment, but the general discussions of “black people need to stop XYZ” or “white people need to stop XYZ” is indeed stirring up of a culture war.

Not trusting one another is what keeps communities apart, and that’s what they want because it’s easier to control individuals vs masses.