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Before and after data centers (discuss.online)
submitted 1 week ago by VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
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Trees vs. Data Centers

Photo 1: Memphis, TN (top)

Photo 2: Sandston, VA


Photo 3: Abilene, Texas


Photo 4: New Albany, OH


Photo 5: Fayetteville, GA

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[-] Brosplosion@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 week ago

Not OP, but houses provide housing. Strip malls provide spaces for local businesses. Data center literally provide nothing to the local community they are built in other than stress on existing utilities. It's not like factories of yore where 1k jobs would be created and lives were built around it.

[-] velma@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

Winner, winner, chicken dinner!

Haha yeah that's exactly what I was getting at.

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