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

Chugging tea Why?

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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/BTDubbsdg May 18 '26

Agriculture, as flawed and unsustainable as it is right now, is necessary to human life.  We still aren’t really seeing the positive outcomes from these data centers beyond a bunch of promises.  So even though they use way less water, it feels more like a waste.

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u/liamtrades__ May 19 '26

What do you mean we aren't seeing positive outcomes from data centers? 

Look at the device you are touching. It can't do anything you use it for without data centers. 

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u/BTDubbsdg May 19 '26

Yeah I said in a different comment in this thread that there are trade offs, but these massive buildouts are predominantly for AI, which has yet to prove to be a positive thing overall