Not very long ago, if you asked someone what they thought about data centers, they might have asked you what a data center is.
Now, an overwhelming majority of Americans know exactly what you’re talking about, and they’re against it. The anti-data center sentiment is so strong it has flipped politicians who were data center advocates into opposers in less than a year.
How did that happen? There are lots of theories — including one that says China is using social media to try to dupe Americans. But David Weigel thinks it’s simpler: He says Americans are simply uneasy about tech in general — and very uneasy about tech they...
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