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AI stocks slide as Texas governor result raises data center risks (cnbc.com) 22 points by 16594470911 hour ago | hide | past | favorite | 7 comments help Shitty-kitty37 minutes ago | next[–] To a public already apprehensive about what A.I means for their jobs and their future, the shady and irresponsible way the industry went about the Datacenter build-out convinced them that the industry is not to be trusted. Can't say I blame them. If they don't get their act together, datacenters will be the least of their worries. With what happened today, many Republicans will be thinking twice about standing in the way of choking regulation. reply lakeviewterrace3 minutes ago | prev | next[–] Yeah don't hold your breath. The heavy anti-datacenter campaigning was primarily aimed at scaring votes out of old people and other low-information voters, and was largely successful. I personally observed this. A lot of them don't even know what data centers are, just that they are bad and will steal their electricity and make their arthritis worse. All politicians regardless of party are bought and paid for. Literally every instance I've seen where the angry townspeople fought against a data center, the town council unanimously ruled against them without a vote, like the trial in The Godfather Part 2. reply technolols17 minutes ago | prev | next[–] With all due respect, your sector deserves the shellacking that's coming after the past two years of intolerable behavior. reply cwillu12 minutes ago | parent | next[–] Not my sector, friend. reply aabhay10 minutes ago | root | parent | next[–] Don’t let one bad sector ruin the whole disk reply Spivak8 minutes ago | prev[–] It will be interesting to see if and how people who campaigned on broad "anti-datacenter" platforms actually make it happen. I imagine it's easy to take a stance but getting the real political capital together, especially as a governor who will almost surely need their legislature, when it means turning down jobs—few as the ongoing ones might be—and real economic development. I hope it works because it potentially sets a precedent and maybe a legal framework for a state to actually say "we don't want this kind of business here" for things that aren't just data centers. reply broodbucket1 minute ago | parent[–] I'm not sure there being fewer jobs for a handful of datacentre engineers is going to be much of a problem for the voter base. Unless profits made from these datacentres are going to be directly helping the public somehow (if they even can make profits), there's fundamentally no reason for anyone to want DCs in their area. People might want to do things that require DCs, but that's different from wanting one near you. What arguments can you even make to ordinary people as to why they should want datacentres? It's the easiest populist slam dunk ever. reply Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact Search: