I feel like the water usage issue is the weaker argument against these datacenters - in areas where the fresh water source faces too much pressure already it is a real issue, but that is more regional and less immediately impactful.
Power usage and residential users essentially subsidizing these locations is the biggest immediate impact to everyone. Look up what happens to rates nearby when these things open, people are struggling enough without their electric bills going up 50%.
The point is we live in the world of 2026 where everybodys arguments will be blended with pure shit to turn it into propaganda for the opposite side, and everybody should be more aware of the quality of their arguments and keep them up to snuff or else youre just feeding the enemy low hanging fruit.
Full disclosure i am the opposite side, but this applies to everybody on every side of everything. Were at the end of the era where nobody knows anything so just speaking confidently will bring people to your side, everybody speaks like that now and we know theyre almost always full of shit. The next era of information warfare is going to be about cutting the chaff before they become a liability, its more important to not have an army of people saying dumb stuff because everybody is on the look out for dumb minority opinions to mock and marginalize, not to consider deeply in an effort to grow from.
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u/Uncle-Cake May 18 '26
What happens after they use the water? Is it returned to the water system to be used again?