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We're in the midst of a roiling online debate about whether the data center backlash is just a comms problem or something more fundamental.
Why it matters: Opposition to data centers crosses political, geographic and cultural lines as they become a stand-in for much larger anxieties over AI, jobs and economic inequality.
