The fact they’re built in the middle of literal deserts should be a clear indication.

The most valuable natural resource isn’t gold or diamonds. It’s minds, if you control enough minds you control the world.

Not just regional officials, the Fed and States are paid off too.

Any in-depth article about any data center.

cheap, bribeable

Poverty. Regional government with empty coffers, easy to “convince”. Poor people living there: who cares how they feel about it.

Thank god we don’t have many of those

What is this? A post about data centres on Lemmy that’s accurate?

If only they consumed that resource.