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Most recent legitimate poll of Texans had 74% opposition to building data centers for AI anywhere in the state. Not just NIMBY, or I guess a very broad definition of backyard?

Posted on August 19, 2026 at 12:12:20 PM by brick

Hence Abbot’s EO limiting their construction.

I dunno; I think there’s a chance that opposition becomes powerful enough to kill the industry. Not 51%, but higher than 10%. Normies absolutely hate AI & tech companies now.

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I usually like Jeremiah Johnson’s takes, but his inability to apply Occam’s Razor to the broad hatred of data centers is a strange form of myopia - By brick August 19, 2026 at 11:32:23 AM
- could Jeremiah Johnson’s parents have been unaware of this movie?... - By ajs August 19, 2026 at 01:19:15 PM
  - or is he older than the movie?* - By ajs August 19, 2026 at 01:20:18 PM
- EVERYONE hates AI.* - By LS&Play August 19, 2026 at 11:40:57 AM
  - In that poll i posted last night, opposition to data centers (which is already very high!) jumped by *13 points!* when people were told the data center - By brick August 19, 2026 at 01:24:43 PM
  - This board seems mostly pro-AI* - By Poster P August 19, 2026 at 01:07:45 PM
  - And scooters* - By crumbs August 19, 2026 at 12:26:05 PM
  - Brick is correct on the politics and election impact. Exclusive: GOP issues stark warning to AI companies - AXIOS - By Cincywolve August 19, 2026 at 12:09:42 PM
    - It will be a tragedy if the GOP jumps on this before the Democrats. Closest thing to a slam dunk in politics. Every normal person hates AI and data centers.* - By LS&Play August 19, 2026 at 12:21:31 PM
      - It would be a generational failure. A political issue that crosses the Urban/Rural and Educated/Uneducated splits. PLUS normie NIMBYs are in your side, and the guys on the AI/Data Center side - By brick August 19, 2026 at 01:33:14 PM
      - Brown has his foot on pedal. GOP focused on trans and immigrants stealing your benefits* - By Cincywolve August 19, 2026 at 12:23:37 PM
  - On a call right now re: AI and implementation of tools. It is f+cking nuts. I mean this in a good way but also in a very nefarious and malevolent way. Literlayy sea change sh*t in any gfiven week.* - By BigLake August 19, 2026 at 12:02:23 PM
  - CEO's CFOs CIOs boards and shareholders seem to like it. * - By Cincywolve August 19, 2026 at 11:45:04 AM
    - AI is political the front line for the populist battle against wealth inequality. Politically salient...problem is money influences politics so it will be interesting to watch*** - By Cincywolve August 19, 2026 at 11:52:07 AM
- I don't see a 50-, 40-, or possibly even 30-state move to (effectively) bar new data centers. There will be places for them. - By ftb August 19, 2026 at 11:39:59 AM
  - Most recent legitimate poll of Texans had 74% opposition to building data centers for AI anywhere in the state. Not just NIMBY, or I guess a very broad definition of backyard? - By brick August 19, 2026 at 12:12:20 PM
    - It's odd to the point of not credible for Texans to say they oppose data centers anywhere in the state. I don't see that as meaningful. - By ftb August 19, 2026 at 12:18:14 PM
      - Texas is a weird situation tho in the respect that they literally have their own power grid, on purpose. - By Pal August 19, 2026 at 12:31:32 PM
        
        Agree. But easily solved for data centers by captured power. Can even be sold as helping if firms chip in with lines or shared storage.* - By ftb August 19, 2026 at 12:39:27 PM
        
        Captured power is something that is talked about a lot, but it is something that dramatically raises the cost of DC construction - By Pal August 19, 2026 at 01:12:28 PM
        
        They definitely would prefer to spend (less) money on PR. But I see transformational AI as inevitable, even if slow. - By ftb August 19, 2026 at 01:35:42 PM
  - Red states and the moon, where they belong * - By tem August 19, 2026 at 11:51:23 AM
  - Corporate America invested over $1T in AI tools, tokens and infrastructure in 2026. The VC money is increasing across all sectors**** - By Cincywolve August 19, 2026 at 11:44:06 AM
    - If you're posting from the future, did we beat Ohio State?* - By ftb August 19, 2026 at 11:46:09 AM
      - no spoilers please* - By chiwalker August 19, 2026 at 12:08:14 PM
        
        Spoilers - By Cincywolve August 19, 2026 at 12:10:30 PM
      - I am sorry that should be 2025 per Hardfork*** - By Cincywolve August 19, 2026 at 11:46:42 AM
        
        Gartner's latest comprehensive estimate puts worldwide AI spending at about $1.76 trillion in 2025, rising to a projected $2.53 trillion in 2026.* - By Cincywolve August 19, 2026 at 11:49:19 AM
- Response... - By Cap August 19, 2026 at 11:36:29 AM

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