data centers are like a meat processing plants

…which cause ecological devastation at an unimaginable scale and give poor communities cancer. This comparison is apt.

purify wastewater and generate their own clean energy

These are jobs for other facilities.

Not anymore. Townships cannot be made responsible for the pet projects of billionaires, nor is it their job to subsidize the internet. Get your own water and clean energy or fuck off.

I want to emphasize that this is a massive compromise since my first choice is [redacted].