<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Opposing every new data center because some data... > Opposing every new data center because some data centers create legitimate local problems makes about as much sense as opposing every hospital because hospitals consume electricity. Solve the siting problem. Solve the water problem. Solve the grid problem. Do not confuse engineering defects with arguments against civilization having computation. **Source:** [[articles/AI-Tech Doomerism and Anti-Science Panic|AI-Tech Doomerism, Anti-Science Panic, those Who Sell Technological Exile]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Opposing every new data center because some data centers create legitimate local problems makes about as much sense as opposing every hospital because hospitals consume electricity. Solve the siting problem. Solve the water problem. Solve the grid problem. Do not confuse engineering defects with arguments against civilization having computation.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-opposing-every-new-civilization-having-computation ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->