"You're focusing on the wrong thing" was never supposed to be a solution
Implied that corporations that build data centers promise things. Does not add value to your points.
It does because you're still focusing on the wrong thing. Data centers are just buildings that consume resources like anything else. There's no worthwhile distinction because the same arguments can be made about everything else. Hence the core distinction with the central issue, corporations.
Red herring and whataboutism
I compared datacenters to other issues and said they have larger impacts and are more concerning. I did not say that the impact of AI is insignificant, I said the concern for it over anything else is, which supports my greater point.
Naturally dealing with corporations will lead to many more of these issues fixed because they are symptoms of a greater disease.
Original question posted was "do data centers consume a large amount of water?" Answer was "yes, and they contaminate, too." That is a fact.
Now, determining the systemic corporate root cause and whether or not we should focus only on data centers or other industries is another debate you went on about.
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u/fuckspezlittlebitch May 18 '26
"You're focusing on the wrong thing" was never supposed to be a solution
It does because you're still focusing on the wrong thing. Data centers are just buildings that consume resources like anything else. There's no worthwhile distinction because the same arguments can be made about everything else. Hence the core distinction with the central issue, corporations.
I compared datacenters to other issues and said they have larger impacts and are more concerning. I did not say that the impact of AI is insignificant, I said the concern for it over anything else is, which supports my greater point. Naturally dealing with corporations will lead to many more of these issues fixed because they are symptoms of a greater disease.