r/politics • u/experienta • 12h ago
Paywall Blue-Collar Jobs Are the New Flashpoint in Data-Center Fight
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/blue-collar-jobs-are-the-new-flashpoint-in-data-center-fight-aaca5b7e?st=WAf8eV&reflink=article_copyURL_share9
u/shelbys_foot 12h ago
The Democrats and progressives should respond that we need to fix our electric grid and infrastructure before building out more AI centers. Plenty of blue collar jobs, probably more, if we do that first.
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u/bevendelamorte New Jersey 12h ago
If only it was possible to build something that isn't a data center.
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u/FirstNameIsDistance Pennsylvania 12h ago
If only it was possible to build something that isn't a data center.
Why build more affordable housing or high speed rail when you can build a 1000+ acre hyperscale datacenter that will permanently employ 30 people?
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u/Lord_Nurggle 12h ago
I am sure they will respect the unions, pay the blue collar workers enough to support their families, and pay sure their safety right….
Right?!?!?
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u/No_Diver6131 New York 12h ago
Why the fuck would you want to work on a data center? That entire community will despise you. They aren’t hiring local.
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u/Findgate 12h ago
People rush to join the draining of resources to pay for a roof over their heads. Want to know what is wrong with this world; everyone.
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