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Re: Opposition To AI Data Centres Is A Growing Trend

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On 2026-08-11, Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
> Some of the commentary on proposals like the 🇳🇿 Greens’ idea of
> pausing the construction of new data centres makes it seem like that’s
> a completely loony idea, the trend is unstoppable, and if we don’t
> allow these to be built on our turf, they will simply go elsewhere and
> we will be left behind to stagnate in our little backwater.
>
> And of course, it must only be “the media” whipping up the opposition
> to the inevitable advance of technology and creating a storm in a
> teacup about it, there’s no way that normal rational people would be
> agin it.
>
> Well, maybe not. This item
><https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/ai-data-center-bans-surge-past-500-nationwide-as-local-us-politicians-begin-blocking-new-developments-growing-public-outrage-and-bipartisan-pushback-threaten-big-tech-expansion-plans>
> reports that, in the USA, over 500 new data centre developments have
> been blocked so far, and more such refusals keep coming all the time.
> The state of Texas -- one of the last places you would expect to pay
> attention to “woke” ideas -- has imposed a complete moratorium on new
> data centre proposals for now.

The Texans are concervative by nature. Somethings and at times, this make 
them seem anti woke. They pay attention to woke ideas, as they do for all
ideas.

There is an section of the publice who have put the We should slow down, but
humanity really want to see the train wreck.

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Opposition To AI Data Centres Is A Growing Trend Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-08-11 02:18 +0000
  Re: Opposition To AI Data Centres Is A Growing Trend Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-11 08:32 +0100
  Re: Opposition To AI Data Centres Is A Growing Trend Gordon <Gordon@leaf.net.nz> - 2026-08-11 07:36 +0000

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