Cabot Phillips
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8,668 appearances
270 recordings
6 series
first heard Nov 2024
last heard 3d ago
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And these things have now gotten so unpopular that one poll this month found that Americans were more likely to support a nuclear power plant in their town.
And also, this is the craziest part.
They were twice as likely to support a new coal plant near them as opposed to a data center.
Yeah, I've spoken to a ton of folks in the tech world about these things, and they basically say Americans are misplacing their concerns.
Won't even use the phrase mass hysteria to describe the pushback.
For example, on the water concerns, they say almond farming in the state of California uses eight times more water than every data center in America combined.
Even golf courses use three times more water than data centers.
Others point out that countries like China are allegedly funding disinformation campaigns.
In the US to try and slow down American AI growth, obviously for their benefit.
Now, most supporters do concede that data centers should not necessarily go in residential areas or near parks, but that if they're tucked away, the economic benefits are massive.
That is the main argument here: the economy.
To that point, we've seen a number of counties this year use tax revenue from data centers to lower property taxes and then build enormous new infrastructure for locals and other public works.
And more broadly, according to some research, data centers alone accounted for upwards of 40% of the country's GDP growth in 2025.
The big question for a lot of people though is whether they are worth the GDP growth.
For his part, President Trump is full steam ahead on the industry.
Here he is this weekend, echoing sentiments we've heard all summer from the White House.
But at the same time, as proof that President Trump is aware of just how politically fraught this topic is, you also had this message for Republicans who are on the ballot this year.
Yeah, uh, it's been an icy relationship since Trump's second inauguration between us and Canada.
Uh, last month, President Trump gave one month for a new trade deal, or else 50% tariffs would be implemented.
And that deadline was Tuesday, August 19th.
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