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The right-wing boomers protesting data centers have a lot in common with the exited
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The conservative backlash is about jobs, the environment, quality of life, and China.
Key facts
- The small rally in this Tampa exurb was one of nearly 150 protests affiliated with Humans First, which describes itself as a “conservative social movement that is dedicated to ensuring that the future of AI is in the hands of everyday people
- We are going to fight, fight, fight,” said a 71-year-old woman named Carol, who was manning a table with flyers and a petition the group, No Data Centers Hernando County, planned on presenting
- If you live within 15 minutes of a data center, night and day you’re going to hear: EEEEENNNNNNHHHHHHHHHHHH
- There was no immediate threat, the Hernando County commission had unanimously approved a one-year moratorium on such developments in June, but the organizers weren’t satisfied
Summary
On a gray, humid Saturday morning in central Florida, a little under a dozen people gathered outside the Spring Hill Branch Library to protest the construction of a hyperscale data center in their community. “We are going to fight, fight, fight,” said a 71-year-old woman named Carol, who was manning a table with flyers and a petition the group, No Data Centers Hernando County, planned on presenting to the local government. If you live within 15 minutes of a data center, night and day you’re going to hear: EEEEENNNNNNHHHHHHHHHHHH.” Beyond the noise pollution and environmental destruction, the frequencies emitted by data centers, she told me, hurt bees and other pollinators, Carol was concerned about the social cost of mass AI adoption.