The AI & Data Center Thread

[bjlatx]

lol…nope, I mean the ones that were already there that need to be repaired so the big trucks and cranes to get to the site.

 

[Lazaran]

Jesus, you people are always so doom and gloom and refuse to recognize there has never been a better time or place to be a human.

The hands on “The Doomsday Clock” have literally been moved to “85 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT” in the latest update (the closest to midnight EVER), but sure…

"Everything is fine”…

“No worries”…



WE. TOLD. THEM. SO.

 

[bjlatx]

Oh no…the doomsday clock. Weren’t we all supposed to be underwater already?

But hey, this can’t be good for the people of Mississippi. Yall remember all the investment in Mississippi prior to the AI boom, right?

https://www.wlbt.com/2026/09/17/gro...becoming-draw-major-companies/?outputType=amp

 

[Bray123]

The state of Virginia is the data center capital of the USA. Their electricity rates are between 6% and 15% below the national average. I don’t know how they manage that but it’s worth other states taking a close look.

According to the interwebs it's clean renewable pumped storage hydro with added nuclear (and some legacy coal & gas plants). Maybe some other states could invest in some of that clean cheap renewable so they can dump the coal, gas and oil plants that pay so much to MAGA PACS.

 

[DeluxAuto]

Do your own homework. It’s a quick AI search on your browser. Stop the talking points from CNN and the DNC. It’s really easy.

Not for the left. For some reason they like AI but can't figure out how to use it.

Yet, neither of you idiots can back your bullshit up. AI or not.

 

[bjlatx]

So did anyone watch the video? Probably not. The ones that claim to want the facts usually just start insulting people when the facts proven them wrong. The video says that Madison County in Mississippi expects and average of $160 million dollars in tax revenue because of the data centers cloning built there. I know y’all hate the US and capitalism, but facts are facts.

 

[bjlatx]

Yet, neither of you idiots can back your bullshit up. AI or not.

And right on cue. The one that asks for facts is provided facts, either doesn’t like them or won’t learn about it, and then resumes the insults. Move to Palestine please.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

Yet, neither of you idiots can back your bullshit up. AI or not.

Taking the day off today?

 

[DeluxAuto]

And right on cue. The one that asks for facts is provided facts, either doesn’t like them or won’t learn about it, and then resumes the insults. Move to Palestine please.

Show me the billions. Just one single contract.

 

[DeluxAuto]

Taking the day off today?

4-day work week, drunkard.

 

[Lazaran]

So did anyone watch the video? Probably not. The ones that claim to want the facts usually just start insulting people when the facts proven them wrong. The video says that Madison County in Mississippi expects and average of $160 million dollars in tax revenue because of the data centers cloning built there. I know y’all hate the US and capitalism, but facts are facts.

Read this (IF you have the attention span) to educate yourself:

https://oargueso.substack.com/p/what-will-happen-to-data-centers



We. Told. Them. So.

 

[bijedi]

Other transient jobs.


Construction opportunities ebb and flow. That isn't reliant on data centers.

While it is true that datacenter construction will employ some workers that would otherwise be employed in other construction jobs, there are very, very few construction jobs that will provide demand for workers at that level.

A large (300MW) AI Hyperscale datacenter will cost between $9B-$12B and take approximately three years to build. Typically, ten to fifteen percent of that cost will be spent directly in the community for land, construction materials, labor etc. That is roughly $1.5B. The majority of construction will take place between months six to twenty-four, an eighteen month window. That is a lot of labor for a significant amount of time.

The economics change quite a bit after the datacenter switches to operational mode. AI datacenters trend to the lower end of employee count compared to more general datacenters. For the large datacenter above, you are looking at around seventy-five to one-hundred full time employees.

Then there are additional items like local taxes and business licensures and other things. But those are largely negotiated, vary greatly from project to project and rarely are reflective of what a typical company would pay in that community.

 

[ll74]

While it is true that datacenter construction will employ some workers that would otherwise be employed in other construction jobs, there are very, very few construction jobs that will provide demand for workers at that level.

A large (300MW) AI Hyperscale datacenter will cost between $9B-$12B and take approximately three years to build. Typically, ten to fifteen percent of that cost will be spent directly in the community for land, construction materials, labor etc. That is roughly $1.5B. The majority of construction will take place between months six to twenty-four, an eighteen month window. That is a lot of labor for a significant amount of time.

The economics change quite a bit after the datacenter switches to operational mode. AI datacenters trend to the lower end of employee count compared to more general datacenters. For the large datacenter above, you are looking at around seventy-five to one-hundred full time employees.

Then there are additional items like local taxes and business licensures and other things. But those are largely negotiated, vary greatly from project to project and rarely are reflective of what a typical company would pay in that community.

Lol...one job to construct one purpose or five to construct five?

 

[bijedi]

Lol...one job to construct one purpose or five to construct five?

It’s not like all other construction stops when data center construction begins. This is a pretty juvenile line of argument. Arguing that data center construction isn’t a large driver of economic activity and employment is a losing position. A data centers ongoing economic contribution is a much iffier proposition.

 

[HisArpy]

Jesus, you people are always so doom and gloom and refuse to recognize there has never been a better time or place to be a human.

It's because they're miserable people who have nothing because no one wants to deal with miserable people like them.

 

[bjlatx]

Read this (IF you have the attention span) to educate yourself:

https://oargueso.substack.com/p/what-will-happen-to-data-centers



We. Told. Them. So.

So what will happen “if”? This is absolutely all speculation. So we shouldn’t do things because bad things “may” happen. That’s not very progressive.

 

[bjlatx]

And the water issue is a red herring these days. Municipalities are requiring these new data centers to have closed loop systems, as they absolutely should. They also recycle all of their wasted water for use in cooling the buildings.

 

[ll74]

It’s not like all other construction stops when data center construction begins. This is a pretty juvenile line of argument. Arguing that data center construction isn’t a large driver of economic activity and employment is a losing position. A data centers ongoing economic contribution is a much iffier proposition.

What matters more?

 

[bjlatx]

Read this (IF you have the attention span) to educate yourself:

https://oargueso.substack.com/p/what-will-happen-to-data-centers



We. Told. Them. So.

And did you watch the video?

 

[Lazaran]

So what will happen “if”? This is absolutely all speculation. So we shouldn’t do things because bad things “may” happen. That’s not very progressive.

So you didn’t read the link (attention span issues for the MAGAt???).



Meanwhile, the lingering damage to the environment & communities (primarily community members on the lower rungs of the socioeconomic ladder) from this latest tech bubble ultimately / inevitably bursting is a foregone conclusion. A conclusion that is informed by the past / similar events from the past (including the recent past).



Hope that ^ helps.





WE. TOLD THEM. SO.

 

[bjlatx]

I read the article and found nothing compelling. Just a lot of speculation about things that could happen.

 

[Lazaran]

I read the article and found nothing compelling. Just a lot of speculation about things that could happen.

This latest MAGAt is either lying about reading the article, or it can’t read for comprehension…



We. Told. Them. So.

 

[DeluxAuto]

I read the article and found nothing compelling. Just a lot of speculation about things that could happen.

Did you find those "billions of dollars" yet?

You lied and got put on blast for your poor efforts.

 

[bjlatx]

Once again with the insults. It’s all you people have. I read the article about Spain and Ireland and how if this then that. It’s all speculation. Nobody has any way of knowing what will happen in 10, 15, or 20 years. Once again, you let doom and gloom take over your lives. It’s all you have. If it was up to people like you, we’d still be in the dark ages.

And for the record, you’re part of this imagined problem. Convince yourself and your fellow “progressives” to stop consuming the drivers of these “devils” you think exist. Get off your phone and get rid of it. Stop flying. Live 100% off the grid. Do something about it other than insult people on line.

 

[bjlatx]

Did you find those "billions of dollars" yet?

You lied and got put on blast for your poor efforts.

I’ve already explained to you that I’m not going to do your homework. Jesus, move to Palestine or Iran.