The American People Really Hate Data Centers

kept by eddie aug 25

American opposition to data centers is driven less by their physical impacts and more by distrust of AI, big tech, and elites, fueled by bandwagon effects and rising AI visibility.

How to convert between wealth and income tax
Graham's attempt to equate a 1% wealth tax with a 20% income tax hike is widely rejected as misleading because it ignores that wealthy income comes from capital gains, not labor, and that the wealthy often pay little income tax.
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Why Tech Bros Are Now Obsessed with Taste
Silicon Valley's new buzzword 'taste' attempts to humanize AI tools, but the polluted online ecosystem may have eroded our capacity for genuine taste.
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How Tech’s Biggest Companies Are Offloading the Risks of the A.I. Boom - The New York Times
Tech giants are structuring data center investments to shift the financial risks of the AI boom to partners and investors.
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Mark Zuckerberg Lays Out New AI Vision in 6,500-Word Essay - WSJ
Mark Zuckerberg outlined Meta's new AI strategy in a 6,500-word essay advocating open-weight models, a $1B community investment fund, and decentralized AI safety to empower individuals over institutions.
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