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Taylor Lorenz on the data center backlash: "I went on Eric Newcomer's podcast recently, because I'm in this community group in LA, and they found out that there's a data center in downtown LA. It's not a hyperscale. The comments are like, this is why I've been feeling off,... or my dog has cancer." "That's not to say that there aren't serious environmental concerns with Colossus and some of these. Construction can disrupt the water table. Okay, but let's have an actual conversation about it." "Everybody has lost the plot. There's no nuance, and if you talk to a lot of these people, they can't even explain what a data center is." "A lot of the outrage about the data centers is coming from people that live in Brooklyn. You're feeding people slop and chum, and you're not moving these issues forward, and we're not talking about sustainable ways to build it." Taylor Lorenz Taylor Lorenzshow more

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Sarah Steele2 months ago

I love Taylor describing a “medieval panic” totally unironically while wearing a KN95 in the year 2026.

Adrian Dittmann2 months ago

Wearing a mask in 2026 😭

MADDIE2 months ago

serious question does anyone tell her she is insane for masking in 2026 or is everyone just feeding the delusion?

Juan2 months ago

That TAYLOR LORENZ is such a reasonable voice in the data center “debate” should make anti data center people to be ashamed of themselves. This is the kookiest of the kookiest when it comes to health paranoia and tech and even HER realizes the anti data center people are freaks.

your dad2 months ago

liquefy this woman and put her in the closed loop cooling system of a data center

Eumemic2 months ago

I thought this roughly 59-year-old journalist's 15 minutes of fame were over in like 2022

ラグナルのウルフ2 months ago

It's crazy that Taylor Lorenz is on the right side of something for once. Yeah, if you mention to these people that their facts and sources are wrong, they don't just double down. They exaggerate further. It's exactly like the 5G panic. The end of the world until it's not.

idk2 months ago

why the fuck is she still wearing a mask lol

Wade Miller2 months ago

I love the appearance of trying to be objective and reasonable while she’s wearing a pointless face diaper. Mental illness at this point.

Ron Mexico2 months ago

Why is she wearing a mask

Rachel Zader2 months ago

She is immunocompromised tho

Em Dash2 months ago

AI is now more unpopular than Crypto.

Stella Escobedo2 months ago

Why is she wearing a mask !???😷

George Millo2 months ago

"Everybody has lost the plot" - says the woman still wearing a mask in 2026

Kevin Bass2 months ago

It is the year 2026 Taylor Lorenz has emerged as a voice of nuance and reason

UcKema - Nixons Strongest Contra Inflation Soilder2 months ago

Clanker lover

Johnny Rico2 months ago

Why is @TaylorLorenz wearing a mask? I thought she was a comedian, not a clown.

Jonny D2 months ago

it's incredibly frustrating that most people just repeat whatever nonsense they've heard without thinking or even investigating for themselves.

Miami Slice2 months ago

when you've lost Taylor Lorenz....

Terry Miller2 months ago

Guys, I'm still waiting to die from no Net Neutrality. Forgive me if I don't buy into this "data centers are the end of the world" nonsense.

NanoFarmer 👑 (kween/acc)2 months ago

@AndyMasley The number of people triggered by a mask is pretty hilarious

Alec Polsley2 months ago

She’s absolutely correct. It’s just the latest fad to hate. While at the same time, these companies need to make sure electricity doesn’t spike and destroy communities. It shouldn’t be a hard problem

Mathew Youssef2 months ago

I tend not to take people wearing masks during interviews seriously

Chris2 months ago

I could’ve explained this lol

EA-18G Growler Enjoyer2 months ago

Has anyone tried sneezing directly into her mouth

Lachlan2 months ago

"they think it's the thing from the Lorax" is hillarious

Sal2 months ago

When normal people are facing an onslaught of 1 Trillion dollar spending by BigTech where they tell you they don’t care about any of us, you have to blame BigTech for the mess. Not the people.

cackenbоols2 months ago

All the bisexuals are still doing the shinobi thing

James Mishra2 months ago

she really went mask-off on the anti-datacenter folks

Tim2 months ago

Uh, no, building a warehouse (which is all a data center is, it's a warehouse for computers) should NEVER disrupt the water table. It is way too deep for basic building construction to ever affect it. And it was conveniently only that one house near the data center? What about their neighbors?

breakfastmaxi2 months ago

@mpopv damn fucking hell i never thought i would agree with her on anything

🥥🌴2 months ago

Talking about people being paranoid while still COVID masking in 2026...

sackmonster2 months ago

"Everybody has lost the plot. There's no nuance" This is the woman who still wears N95 masks to go in public in the year of our lord 2026

bill spacman2 months ago

it is 2026 holy shit

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MoistCr1TiKaL comes out strongly against data centers in recent video and ponders if they're making people sicker due to hoarding clean water "AI data centers are actually the boogeyman..a scourge on this planet and a stain on civilized society..no normal ppl with functioning frontal lobes want data centers in their community, it is bad for them" "I've been getting conspiratorial..I was reading something that someone was sharing about like when a AI data center came through, and the impact it had on their water, cause that's a very common thing" "I'm not fully bought into it..but it's an interesting theory..what if the reason there's been seemingly so much more sickness, like it feels like ppl are getting sick more frequently now and a wide variety of illnesses just seem more common..what if AI data centers are hoarding all of the clean water..what if all the clean water is being diverted to the AI data centers and the normal civilians are just getting the sludge runoff..I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility..they are evil enough to do that" (Via penguinz0 on YT)

MoistCr1TiKaL comes out strongly against data centers in recent video and ponders if they're making people sicker due to hoarding clean water "AI data centers are actually the boogeyman..a scourge on this planet and a stain on civilized society..no normal ppl with functioning frontal lobes want data centers in their community, it is bad for them" "I've been getting conspiratorial..I was reading something that someone was sharing about like when a AI data center came through, and the impact it had on their water, cause that's a very common thing" "I'm not fully bought into it..but it's an interesting theory..what if the reason there's been seemingly so much more sickness, like it feels like ppl are getting sick more frequently now and a wide variety of illnesses just seem more common..what if AI data centers are hoarding all of the clean water..what if all the clean water is being diverted to the AI data centers and the normal civilians are just getting the sludge runoff..I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility..they are evil enough to do that" (Via penguinz0 on YT)

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3,053,112 views • 2 months ago

David Sacks: Trump’s Instincts on AI and Data Centers Are Right @jason: “Trump is going to turn out to be right about this data center issue.” David Sacks: “I have told you guys before that Trump is ultimately the best friend of innovators in Washington. If anybody could make the decision about technology in DC, I'd want it to be President Trump. Not cabinet secretaries, not the White House staff, not members of Congress, not senators, not think tanks, I would really want every decision, if he had the time, to be made by President Trump because his instincts on this are really good. He wants America to win. He does not believe in unnecessary regulation. He doesn't have all these doomer anxieties. He listens to a broad cross-section of people. I mean, he talks to all the CEOs. He is very up to speed on all these issues. And I spoke to this at the G20 this past week. There are great deals for local communities to be had. This is the point that I think needs to be made, the reason why local communities should embrace this is not because of some abstract concern about innovation. They should do it when the deal is good for them, and there are good deals to be had. We've seen that in Loudoun County, Virginia, property taxes went down by $6,000 because they're getting all this data center revenue. In Louisiana, there's a county that was able to give teachers their first bonus in years because of data center revenue. So we're starting to see all these examples where if you make the right deal, it will lower your electricity costs because they will stand up net new power generation, they will pay for grid upgrades. It does not use an excessive amount of water, that's total fake news. We know the systems recirculate. And these data centers can be put in places where they're not bothering people. So there is a good deal to be made there and ultimately, just one last point on this, President Trump supports local choice on this. I'm seeing all this fake news, you know, Democrats saying that the administration's trying to shove these data centers down the throats of local communities. Not true. In the policy document that I worked on, we expressly said that data centers remain a state and local decision. So no one is forcing these local communities, but what the president is saying is, ‘Don't believe this media disinformation campaign. It can be a good deal for you if you're willing to embrace it.’”

David Sacks: Trump’s Instincts on AI and Data Centers Are Right @jason: “Trump is going to turn out to be right about this data center issue.” David Sacks: “I have told you guys before that Trump is ultimately the best friend of innovators in Washington. If anybody could make the decision about technology in DC, I'd want it to be President Trump. Not cabinet secretaries, not the White House staff, not members of Congress, not senators, not think tanks, I would really want every decision, if he had the time, to be made by President Trump because his instincts on this are really good. He wants America to win. He does not believe in unnecessary regulation. He doesn't have all these doomer anxieties. He listens to a broad cross-section of people. I mean, he talks to all the CEOs. He is very up to speed on all these issues. And I spoke to this at the G20 this past week. There are great deals for local communities to be had. This is the point that I think needs to be made, the reason why local communities should embrace this is not because of some abstract concern about innovation. They should do it when the deal is good for them, and there are good deals to be had. We've seen that in Loudoun County, Virginia, property taxes went down by $6,000 because they're getting all this data center revenue. In Louisiana, there's a county that was able to give teachers their first bonus in years because of data center revenue. So we're starting to see all these examples where if you make the right deal, it will lower your electricity costs because they will stand up net new power generation, they will pay for grid upgrades. It does not use an excessive amount of water, that's total fake news. We know the systems recirculate. And these data centers can be put in places where they're not bothering people. So there is a good deal to be made there and ultimately, just one last point on this, President Trump supports local choice on this. I'm seeing all this fake news, you know, Democrats saying that the administration's trying to shove these data centers down the throats of local communities. Not true. In the policy document that I worked on, we expressly said that data centers remain a state and local decision. So no one is forcing these local communities, but what the president is saying is, ‘Don't believe this media disinformation campaign. It can be a good deal for you if you're willing to embrace it.’”

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94,223 views • 28 days ago

Taylor Lorenz wearing the mask like it’s 2021 is talking about Libs of TikTok doxxing herself. Then whoever she’s talking to says that it’s OK because she’s a big account and we should know who they are. WHAT!? These people are not serious human beings!

Taylor Lorenz wearing the mask like it’s 2021 is talking about Libs of TikTok doxxing herself. Then whoever she’s talking to says that it’s OK because she’s a big account and we should know who they are. WHAT!? These people are not serious human beings!

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53,172 views • 4 months ago

.James Talarico: I met with Democrats, independents, and Republicans alike who are frustrated by the giant data centers being built in their community without their consent or input. I met a mother whose young boy wakes up in the middle of the night thinking it's day because of the lights shining through his bedroom window from a giant data center. I've rolled out a plan to crack down on these data center companies. If a data center can't meet the demands of a community, pay for their own energy and water, recycle that water, and get the input of the people who live there, then they shouldn't be built, period. Full stop. Ken Paxton has taken nearly half a million dollars from data center companies. We need a senator who's going to hold these companies accountable and fight for our communities, not for corporate special interests.

.James Talarico: I met with Democrats, independents, and Republicans alike who are frustrated by the giant data centers being built in their community without their consent or input. I met a mother whose young boy wakes up in the middle of the night thinking it's day because of the lights shining through his bedroom window from a giant data center. I've rolled out a plan to crack down on these data center companies. If a data center can't meet the demands of a community, pay for their own energy and water, recycle that water, and get the input of the people who live there, then they shouldn't be built, period. Full stop. Ken Paxton has taken nearly half a million dollars from data center companies. We need a senator who's going to hold these companies accountable and fight for our communities, not for corporate special interests.

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13,105 views • 12 days ago

John: There is a lot of opposition to building in America, broadly. That's just the nature of our society. I was thinking about, what do Americans want to build? Because it's easy to look at the data center stuff and be like, "Well, everyone's against building data centers." I was reflecting on the whole reindustrialization meme this weekend. And I was thinking about the actual knock-on effects of reindustrialization — most people don't want a car factory in their town. I actually think people don't really want change. They don't want things built. Data centers are probably at the bottom of the list. They're the least popular. But people don't want stuff built, generally. There are very few things that people are like, "Yeah, I'd be down for that to be built." People like the status quo. They're happy with things as they are. And they don't like change. People block home construction all the time. Also, permitting and expansion of existing homes. I'm not saying that they're as unpopular as data centers. Data centers are at the bottom. But new housing in communities is like razor's edge. I do think there's an element of like, Americans don't want to build anything.

John: There is a lot of opposition to building in America, broadly. That's just the nature of our society. I was thinking about, what do Americans want to build? Because it's easy to look at the data center stuff and be like, "Well, everyone's against building data centers." I was reflecting on the whole reindustrialization meme this weekend. And I was thinking about the actual knock-on effects of reindustrialization — most people don't want a car factory in their town. I actually think people don't really want change. They don't want things built. Data centers are probably at the bottom of the list. They're the least popular. But people don't want stuff built, generally. There are very few things that people are like, "Yeah, I'd be down for that to be built." People like the status quo. They're happy with things as they are. And they don't like change. People block home construction all the time. Also, permitting and expansion of existing homes. I'm not saying that they're as unpopular as data centers. Data centers are at the bottom. But new housing in communities is like razor's edge. I do think there's an element of like, Americans don't want to build anything.

TBPN

107,111 views • 4 months ago

This is the noise coming from the Hyperscale Data Center in Dowagiac, Michigan Residents who live near by say they can no longer open the windows in their homes because of the noise and are very worried about their property values The Data Center is planning to expand

This is the noise coming from the Hyperscale Data Center in Dowagiac, Michigan Residents who live near by say they can no longer open the windows in their homes because of the noise and are very worried about their property values The Data Center is planning to expand

Wall Street Apes

403,924 views • 6 months ago

Attorney representing the proposed Data Center DC Blox says the data center is being built despite the public saying no The Nashville Zoo launched a petition that has gathered over 500k signatures against the data center, there was fierce resident outcry, even celebrities came out opposing the data center But the data center says they don’t care about any of that, they say the areas has been zoned and they are moving forward The zoo filed a zoning appeal to challenge the permits Amazing how you can have half a million residents outraged and saying no and then they publicly tell you it’s happening anyway

Attorney representing the proposed Data Center DC Blox says the data center is being built despite the public saying no The Nashville Zoo launched a petition that has gathered over 500k signatures against the data center, there was fierce resident outcry, even celebrities came out opposing the data center But the data center says they don’t care about any of that, they say the areas has been zoned and they are moving forward The zoo filed a zoning appeal to challenge the permits Amazing how you can have half a million residents outraged and saying no and then they publicly tell you it’s happening anyway

Wall Street Apes

105,241 views • 3 months ago

Cowboy CEO Baiju Bhatt on why orbital data centers won't just be a SpaceX monopoly. "We're working on it. I think that if there's enough commercial demand for this, and there are enough dollars flowing to this, I think that capitalism is efficient, right?" "I think that as we look at, at least in the US, data centers are not very popular. They're actually quite unpopular, right? "And the intersection between these massive build outs, as we look out to the amount of capacity that people want—we're still kind of the early innings of this stuff." "The frustration from the US population, I see this probably getting worse before it gets better, which means that if AI wants to eat a ton of energy, it's gonna need some other places to get it." "So I think there is a degree of inevitability, not just to data centers in space, but also the other ways of powering AI." "And I think if there's enough commercial activity, you're gonna see a lot of people try to do it. And like I said, we're also doing it." With Mo Islam at the NYSE 🏛

Cowboy CEO Baiju Bhatt on why orbital data centers won't just be a SpaceX monopoly. "We're working on it. I think that if there's enough commercial demand for this, and there are enough dollars flowing to this, I think that capitalism is efficient, right?" "I think that as we look at, at least in the US, data centers are not very popular. They're actually quite unpopular, right? "And the intersection between these massive build outs, as we look out to the amount of capacity that people want—we're still kind of the early innings of this stuff." "The frustration from the US population, I see this probably getting worse before it gets better, which means that if AI wants to eat a ton of energy, it's gonna need some other places to get it." "So I think there is a degree of inevitability, not just to data centers in space, but also the other ways of powering AI." "And I think if there's enough commercial activity, you're gonna see a lot of people try to do it. And like I said, we're also doing it." With Mo Islam at the NYSE 🏛

Jack Kuhr

125,101 views • 1 month ago

A massive 350,000 square foot data center in Massachusetts is nicknamed “The Dungeon” by residents The data center promised it would provide lots of new jobs to the community. Only about 12 people work there…. The data center is causing constant visible pollution and a lot of noise to residents It’s using about 120,000 gallons of water per day and using as much power as 40,000 American homes Residents were lied to Get this, the data center is buying nearby homes and properties to expand….

A massive 350,000 square foot data center in Massachusetts is nicknamed “The Dungeon” by residents The data center promised it would provide lots of new jobs to the community. Only about 12 people work there…. The data center is causing constant visible pollution and a lot of noise to residents It’s using about 120,000 gallons of water per day and using as much power as 40,000 American homes Residents were lied to Get this, the data center is buying nearby homes and properties to expand….

Wall Street Apes

105,865 views • 3 months ago

SICKENING: AOC Just showed off the Georgia drinking water from Meta's AI Data Centers. Thank you Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: "This is the current drinking water in Morgan County, Georgia. Right after a data center was constructed, the metadata center was constructed, the only difference between the clean water and this was that data center. I have another one as well. So this wasn't just one well, these wasn't just one family's situation. This is what the drinking water now looks like next to that data center. And I think both of us can agree that neither one of these things are drinkable. These families now have to ship, in a rural area, have to ship water to their house in order to cook and bathe themselves."

SICKENING: AOC Just showed off the Georgia drinking water from Meta's AI Data Centers. Thank you Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: "This is the current drinking water in Morgan County, Georgia. Right after a data center was constructed, the metadata center was constructed, the only difference between the clean water and this was that data center. I have another one as well. So this wasn't just one well, these wasn't just one family's situation. This is what the drinking water now looks like next to that data center. And I think both of us can agree that neither one of these things are drinkable. These families now have to ship, in a rural area, have to ship water to their house in order to cook and bathe themselves."

Brian Krassenstein

1,982,544 views • 4 months ago

Innovation Council President Taylor Budowich lays out how to deal with concerns about data centers. Start by listening to people’s concerns—and take them seriously. Good policy is good politics. And good policy is: not a single shovel should go in the ground, and not a single slab of concrete should be laid for a data center that drains the surrounding community. The only data centers that should be built are the ones that power the community. Then tell the story. Many data centers, especially in red states are doing just that--often in towns that have been abandoned by politicians for decades. From today's Innovation Council event with Breitbart News, moderated by Matthew Boyle:

Innovation Council President Taylor Budowich lays out how to deal with concerns about data centers. Start by listening to people’s concerns—and take them seriously. Good policy is good politics. And good policy is: not a single shovel should go in the ground, and not a single slab of concrete should be laid for a data center that drains the surrounding community. The only data centers that should be built are the ones that power the community. Then tell the story. Many data centers, especially in red states are doing just that--often in towns that have been abandoned by politicians for decades. From today's Innovation Council event with Breitbart News, moderated by Matthew Boyle:

Innovation Council

149,333 views • 1 month ago