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Social media posts decry AI data centers as self-inflicted damage to public support, claiming Americans now prefer nuclear plants nearby and showing images of threatened landscapes in Breezewood, Pennsylvania

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Counter posts warn opposition reduces tax revenue and jobs.

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“Americans are now more comfortable living near a nuclear power plant than an AI data center” -@RachelBitecofer The AI oligarchs took a winning hand, and with a mixture cigarette-industry level greed and tone-deaf insensitivity, utterly screwed the pooch. A tale for the ages.

3:19 PM · May 18, 2026 View on X
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Can we all agree that Dario played the “Ooh! AI scary!” card one time too many?

Gary MarcusGary Marcus@GaryMarcus

“Americans are now more comfortable living near a nuclear power plant than an AI data center” -@RachelBitecofer The AI oligarchs took a winning hand, and with a mixture cigarette-industry level greed and tone-deaf insensitivity, utterly screwed the pooch. A tale for the ages.

10:19 PM · May 18, 2026 · 23.4K Views
11:02 PM · May 18, 2026 · 10.2K Views

for the facts, courtesy @RachelBitecofer:

Gary MarcusGary Marcus@GaryMarcus

You know how I said yesterday that my feed is littered with people just making stuff up? We didn’t have 71% of Americans opposed to cell phones. Or ipods. Or laptops. We *do* have 71% of Americans opposed to data centers. That’s a huge deal.

11:08 PM · May 18, 2026 · 7.3K Views
11:09 PM · May 18, 2026 · 3.7K Views

Decel Bureaucratic sabotage of AI datacenters hurts the American people and our nation's prosperity and independence

10:48 PM · May 18, 2026 · 11.8K Views

“souring of public opinion [on AI] is all but unprecedented in its speed” https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-american-rebellion-against-ai-is-gaining-steam-94b72529?st=HoSnUj

12:29 PM · May 19, 2026 · 6.9K Views

We are seeing a new youth movement forming especially quickly before our eyes.

Robin HansonRobin Hanson@robinhanson

“souring of public opinion [on AI] is all but unprecedented in its speed” https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-american-rebellion-against-ai-is-gaining-steam-94b72529?st=HoSnUj

12:29 PM · May 19, 2026 · 6.9K Views
1:59 PM · May 19, 2026 · 5.1K Views
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