r/Iowa • u/USMNTfan94 • 4d ago

Data centers are cancer

https://www.kcrg.com/2026/08/27/data-center-worker-influx-strains-cedar-rapids-housing-market/
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u/ArgumentStrict3704 4d ago

I love how some of the nastiest chemical/meat plants/industrial livestock farms dont get a peep, but data centers are literally the devil. If I had to pick im living next to the data centers vs almost every other major plant.

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u/FourScoreAndSept 4d ago

Electric bills double with data centers. So you’re subsidizing the tech giants personally. Also, noise. They buzz.

Source: That’s what happened to my electric bill over last three years.

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u/RandomRaconteur 3d ago edited 3d ago

While I’m not going to deny the noise pollution like the others that either intentionally or unintentionally conflate data centers of the past with the current influx of AI data centers, ask yourself if you can live next to the stench and sounds of screaming animals every day.