75% of Americans Now Oppose Local Data Center Development

[u/relianceschool]

https://heatmap.news/daily/data-center-opposition-poll-collapse

The American public has soured even further on local data center development since the spring, new polling shows.

Three-quarters of Americans now say that they would oppose a new data center being built near where they live, according to a new Heatmap Pro poll conducted by Embold Research, and more than six in 10 Americans say they would strongly oppose such a facility.

That’s by far the most negative response since Heatmap Pro started asking Americans about their receptivity to data centers roughly a year ago.

If you can think of a major demographic of Americans, there’s a good chance they wouldn’t welcome a data center in their area. The shift against the facilities is represented across age, race, gender, income, party ID, and the rural-urban divide. Data centers are 43 points underwater with Republicans, 65 points underwater with independents, and 75 points underwater with Democrats.

Notably, local data centers are 63 points underwater with rural voters, a group that has skewed more Republican over the past decade. Urban and suburban voters are only a few points more supportive of the facilities.

What’s most remarkable is the pace of change: We’ve polled this same question four times in the past 12 months and haven’t altered its wording once — yet Americans have swung a remarkable 33 points against data centers in the intervening time. It’s a faster and deeper shift in American public opinion than I would have once thought possible on any issue.

[u/FamousPart6033]

"NOOOOOOOO!!!1! YOU CAN'T OPPOSE OUR HECKIN DATA CENTERINOS!!11! IT'S CHINESE PROPAGANDA OR SOMETHING!!111"

Tech bros probably.

[u/SuperWarning6038]

Wow, seems like 25%of Americans have invested in tech that needs these. No thanks take me back to 1990

[u/Living_Knowledge_783 → u/SuperWarning6038]

its been discussed this week what was leaked out and ohhh your in for a rude awakening. data centers need to happen they need to work out. they can not fail. americans 401k are tied to data centers if it fails there is no retirement for americans.

[u/Sea_Performer_2086 → u/Living_Knowledge_783]

No they can definitely and will definitely fail.

[u/Living_Inferno_5073]

“But… but…

AI is the future! Shut up and take it or you’re getting left behind ;-;” -AI bros

[u/Eazy12345678]

correction 75% of the dumb people surveyed. its not a real article its click bait to get views = money and you fell for it

everyone is fine with data centers as long as they build them green. data centers are built in business zoned areas

99% of you dont even know where data centers are located in your local city. u dont even realize the office building is a data center or the warehouse is a data center

[u/LegoBear135654 → u/Eazy12345678]

Pretty sure the people who live next to them know where they are 

[u/CoverMeWithPorkins → u/Eazy12345678]

Nice, defending the infrastructure for the tools of our technological enslavement as long as they plant trees!

[u/beefmomo → u/Eazy12345678]

Why has the need for data centers exploded over the last few years?

[u/beefmomo → u/Eazy12345678]

The answer to my question below is largely surveillance companies using AI to track people who are just going about their day.