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1. stingraycharles · 1790769649 · focus · HN ↗

   Playing the devil’s advocate: don’t “freedom of information” laws mostly apply to government agencies? If so, why would a private company provide this information?

   I personally believe at the very least the water usage is heavily overblown compared to the agriculture industry. Elecricity is a different issue, and governments should consider reporting requirements or something like that.

   Being angry with datacenter providers is not the solution. And they also need to be built somewhere, and that place is probably best where electricity is abundant and/or cheap.

   1. testing22321 · 1790775822 · focus · HN ↗

      > water usage is heavily overblown compared to the agriculture industry

      Are you suggesting we should stop using water to grow food for humans?

      1. Carrok · 1790776553 · focus · HN ↗

         We should absolutely stop using water to grow alfalfa in the desert that we then ship to foreign countries so they can feed it to their cattle.

         1. IAmBroom · 1790786958 · focus · HN ↗

            Also to feed US dairy cattle making milk in excess of market need, on subsidies.

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