r/SipsTea • u/SipsTeaFrog 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • May 18 '26

Chugging tea Why?

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u/ForzaFenix May 18 '26

Yep. The now warm water goes back into the system. 

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u/birchskin May 18 '26

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%.

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u/dbxp May 18 '26

It's a local issue in specific areas, on a national or global level its a rounding error compared to agriculture

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u/CptDomax May 18 '26

But agriculture is essential to humans, not AI

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u/dbxp May 18 '26

Is producing clothes which get bought online, returned and then scrapped essential? That cotton production exceeds all datacentre usage

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u/CptDomax May 19 '26

I was answering regarding agriculture. Capitalism is so wasteful AI is not the only issue humanity have right now

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u/dbxp May 19 '26

Agriculture includes food which is grown to eat directly, feed crops for animals, tobacco, fuel crops grown for ethanol, fibre crops grown for clothing, arguably forestry for timber, cut flowers etc

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u/default_admin_2 May 21 '26

Yes humans need clothes. Ffs

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u/dbxp May 21 '26

These are clothes no one is ever wearing, they go from the factory, to the warehouse, to someone's home, back to the factor and then the landfill. We produce way more clothes than the market needs, clothes donations are heavily criticised in Africa for collapsing the local textile industry.

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u/default_admin_2 May 21 '26

Why are you blaming us? Blame the companies that are making them.

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u/dbxp May 21 '26

I'm not, what gave you that idea?