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What is the big deal with data centers or whatever? How can they give off pollution? I get it may cause a spike electricity but shouldn't the company give residents a discount for having theirs?

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Submitted ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Patnou@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨[deleted]⁩

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  • thermal_shock@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    What have you done so far to research this?

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  • ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    On top of using inefficient and dirty power sources, they also suck up all the local water, produce heat domes (pollution) and noise pollution at registers that causes psychological issues.

    Getting 10% off a subscription to a shitty LLM that doesn’t can’t do anything properly, doesn’t offset that.

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    • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      That noise pollution bullshit is quite literally the same scare tactics used against wind farms. It’s completely false.

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      • thermal_shock@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

        You’re crazy as shit if you really think that.

        eesi.org/…/communities-are-raising-noise-pollutio…

        I’m not going to do your research, but that link is a good start. Use your brain and stop eating paint chips.

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      • Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Data centres, like other large industrial facilities often have cooling equipment/HVAC installed on the outside of the building.

        That shit is loud if it doesnt have proper sound proofing installed.

        I live about 750m away from a factory that didn’t have the soundproofing until I got the local council enforcement team involved. At my front door and in our bedroom the noise level was averaging around 60db if we left the windows open (which wasnt an option in warm weather).

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  • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Follow the electricity back to where it comes from.

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