So it's not interesting that the people who decide where AI datacenters are to be built invariably decide not to build any anywhere near them? You don't think that's interesting at all?
How close is the nearest one to you? Do you live within 5 miles of one... would you even know?
People with no understanding of what a DC actually is are assuming these huge AI ones they see on the news are the only kind in existence. Some of them are small little 2 story buildings in the middle of commercial/indusztrial estates.
So no, it's not interesting or a surprise to me that these people don't live within an arbitrary 5 mile distance. I bet you could re-use the map to show how many of them live within 5 miles of a fire station, hospital or police station...
The only way to disprove you is to post my bills month by month which I’m not doing. You’re just being deliberately obstinate.
My government mandates we have data centers and don’t allow us to determine if we want it in our area.
Also you living in the uk and preaching to Americans about being scared of their government is beyond hilarious. “Oi Nigel go get the kitchen knives, the government says we can’t have sharp things anymore unless we’re foreign!”
Posting the bills wouldn't work either by the way - it wouldn't prove any link between a data centre and an increase in costs. You have to actually provide some tangible evidence for that. Pretending that your bill will prove something is cute.
We don't get to choose where DCs are located either. I bet most people would drive past several on a daily basis and have no idea what they were. I don't really know what point you are making, generally local residents have the illusion of power that they can say no to things being built, but that power is an illusion, if the council, local authority or government want it there, then there it will be. It's not a specifically US issue.
I don't know what you are talking about in the last section, something about knives being banned... but they haven't been? Your ignorance is hilarious.
I don't fear my government, I spend very little time thinking about it. I have this thing called a job and a life... generally I am doing things that enrich my life, not just being angry at things because I have to make everything someone else's fault.
Because not 100% of the general population has an AI datacenter within 5 miles of their homes we should just ignore that 0% of a privileged population who decides to place AI datacenters near other people's homes has never decided to place any near their own homes? That's a way to think I guess?
Not at all. Unlike you I have experience in Data Centres, I know how they operate. You were just told what to be afraid of and are barking like a good little doggy.
Out of interest - why was the line drawn at 5 miles, seems a little arbitrary to me. Doing some surface level checks I can find:
Palm Beach County hosts 4 active data centers, operated by providers including IPTP Networks, Equinix, and Cogent www.ocolo.io. These facilities offer colocation services and vary in power capacity, connectivity, and service offerings, catering to enterprise IT and cloud infrastructure needs. West Palm Beach, a major city in the county, specifically has 5 data centers and 3 providers, highlighting its growing role as a regional hub for digital infrastructure.
I'm asking why a 5 mile radius was set as the arbitrary line. Seems like it was because it made it simpler for the OP to seem like he had a gotcha moment, rather than a load of nonsense dressed up as "Look how bad these tech CEOs are" so he can score some reddit points.
Well, distance is important in relation to the problem, isn't it?
What would be the issue if a tech ceo lived 5.1 miles from a DC, would that make the situation better or worse? Would it change your opinion? How about if they lived 4.5 miles away, would the point shift to something different or would the apparently arbitrary line be moved to 4 miles to support OPs opinion?
Nothing is really arbitrary, a choice has been made as to the 5 mile radius. I am interested to know the reasoning for that decision.
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u/Hitlers_Left_Ball 3h ago
https://www.datacentermap.com/usa/
It's not hard to be more than 5 miles from one though... is it!?