Seventy-one percent of Americans say they don’t want an A.I. data center built close to where they live. Why?
verdverm•45m ago
Outrage media economy / NIMBY? There is a general malaise at prices and a target is needed. Data centers and the Trump-Bibi-Iran War are currently those targets seen as the primary driver of high prices, which have consistently been the top political issue for Americans for many years now.
twoWhlsGud•1h ago
verdverm•45m ago
To add color, Pew Research from last month on the software side of things: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2026/06/17/americans-an...