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Data centers have united Americans of both parties in a shared hatred
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/07/18/how-data-centers-became-symbol-americans-rage/
The Washington PostData centers have united Americans of both parties in a shared hatredData centers have become a lightning rod for people's frustrations over corporate power, public trust and the costs of the AI boom.
Replying to @sanitation@lemmy.today
Someone should tell the politicians of both parties that, because they are still bending over for big tech.
Replying to @OpenPassageways@programming.dev
Yuuup. Government has completed decoupled from public preferences, particularly on the Democratic side.
Replying to @eestileib@sh.itjust.works
Uh…what? Both teams equally decoupled. I take that back, Republicans more decoupled, but have better branding.
Republican Party loves catering to big tech just as much, if not more.
Replying to @moustachio@lemmy.world
Republicans do some things their base wants. Democrats do zero things their base wants.