Yay datacenters...driving up electricity costs

[mercurial]

If you're going to talk about the good, you also have to acknowledge the bad. Contrary to what the worlds richest man claims, if AI does all of the work for society, everybody isn't going to be living a full, rich life. Not even close.

AI may first replace the hordes of useless corporate softies that accomplish nothing except output spreadsheets, slide decks, etc (and yet by some historical accident are currently the highest paid jobs.) This might not be a bad thing.. if AI can do it, basic office work will become very low value, and it will force humans to actually use their hands to fix things, and make things. The amount of white collar workers out there who can't even turn a screwdriver, is appalling. We need to return to rewarding people for increasing humanity's overall material and cultural wealth.

 

[Doobz]

AI may first replace the hordes of useless corporate softies that accomplish nothing except output spreadsheets, slide decks, etc (and yet by some historical accident are currently the highest paid jobs.) This might not be a bad thing.. if AI can do it, basic office work will become very low value, and it will force humans to actually use their hands to fix things, and make things. The amount of white collar workers out there who can't even turn a screwdriver, is appalling. We need to return to rewarding people for increasing humanity's overall material and cultural wealth.

and here I am hanging up my tools to do desk work

 

[byke]

Man these mormon datacenters sure piss me off. Otherwise, we definitely wouldn't have rich corps screwing over people and corrupting all layers of state/fed workers if it weren't for them. We definitely didn't have the exact same wealth/authority/corruption issues from white men prior to 1830.

 

[cheez]

Man these mormon datacenters sure piss me off. Otherwise, we definitely wouldn't have rich corps screwing over people and corrupting all layers of state/fed workers if it weren't for them. We definitely didn't have the exact same wealth/authority/corruption issues from white men prior to 1830.

I just rolled my eyes so hard I saw my breakfast a second time.

 

[Abacinator]

I just rolled my eyes so hard I saw my breakfast a second time.

Ok, that's funny

 

[byke]

Yeah I swung and missed..

Fucking black females and their god damned datacenterz!

I just can't understand anything unless it fits the stuff I dislike!

 

[byke]

Did I mention that it's nice not being a cuck for billionaires?

https://www.reuters.com/world/meta-used-ai-target-workers-with-medical-conditions-layoffs-former-employees-2026-07-14/

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A woman walks by the Meta Lab in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 20, 2026. REUTERS/Daniel Cole Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
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The 26 plaintiffs seek a court order blocking layoffs set to start on July 22
Meta said the claims lack merit and people made workforce decisions, not AI
Lawsuit says Meta used productivity scores and AI token usage in layoff selections
July 14 (Reuters) - Twenty-six employees of Meta ‌Platforms (META.O), opens new tab have filed a novel lawsuit accusing the tech giant of using AI-powered software that disproportionately targeted people with disabilities or who took medical leave in selecting workers for mass layoffs.

The lawsuit, filed in Oakland, California, federal court late Monday, says that the company relied on factors such as productivity and AI token usage when it slashed thousands of jobs earlier this year, disadvantaging people who missed work because of medical conditions or to care for family ⁠members.

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