• Oxysis/Oxy@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Ooo I wrote a paper for a uni project and this issue came up and it is depressing. Data centers near black and brown communities do this exact practice all the time. Even if the electric grid can support the data center without issue, they will still turn on gas generators. With the sole purpose of adding additional pollution to the area, just to harm minorities. Meanwhile they will not do the same to white communities. It’s pure racism, through and through. It’s not just Musk, it’s every billionaire, it’s every data center owner.

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      It’s not done with intent, just supreme neglect. Data centers that use this as a primary energy source shouldn’t exist. Data centers that have these as a backup to grid power have a legitimate reason for it.

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        That is where you are, unfortunately, wrong. The generators may be used under the pretext of being incase the power grid fails. However even under circumstances where they shouldn’t need to be operated. And I shall repeat myself here, only seems to be done in black and brown communities to harm the environment in those specific areas. So, no. It is not “supreme neglect”, but done with intent and with prejudice to the minority groups who were already living in the area.

        TLDR: No it’s racism, you shill.

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      That would mean they are wasting money, which is just about the most important thing not to do, so I doubt it.

      Perhaps there is an explanation that is a bit more sensible. But I have zero data for data centers turbine use, let alone near minorities.

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        It could be strategic. Pollute the environment in poor communities that can’t afford to fight it until it drives down property value, then buy the property and use it to generate even more profit.

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          But the pollution they create is pretty much only CO2? So climate issue but not locally like NOx, SO2 or particulates.

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      Hey to be fair, Musk cares about only sorta rich white people if they’re South African immigrants skipping the line to move to America ahead of more deserving people!

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    Maybe Mississippians should burn it to the ground. We could all really benefit from some collective action, eh? Not yet? OK.

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      Things to admire about the French:

      • Cuisine
      • Art and architecture
      • « nous brûlerons cette ville s’il le faut! »
      • Literature and philosophy
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    If there isn’t enough power Grok can’t run and if Grok doesn’t run peophiles cannot generate any child porn. Sure black people are getting sick but think of the poor pedophiles.

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    How so many people can still drive around in newer Teslas without absolute ridicule is beyond me. Why don’t people use their free speech that Musk claims to support, but doesn’t, to ensure Tesla drivers never hear the end of how awful of humans they are.

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    It’s a GOOD thing we Personally Give him BILLIONS of Taxpayer Dollars EVERY year! OTHERWISE he’d be Poor and this would be ILLEGAL!