The fact they’re built in the middle of literal deserts should be a clear indication.

The most valuable natural resource isn’t gold or diamonds. It’s minds, if you control enough minds you control the world.

Any in-depth article about any data center.

cheap, bribeable

Poverty. Regional government with empty coffers, easy to “convince”. Poor people living there: who cares how they feel about it.

Thank god we don’t have many of those

Not just regional officials, the Fed and States are paid off too.

What is this? A post about data centres on Lemmy that’s accurate?

If only they consumed that resource.