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@inthehands@hachyderm.io
2026-04-19 00:04:30

Among many things to ponder here: are the billions and trillions of investment pouring into these “hyperscale” data centers on even shakier ground than we thought? Yes, they’re environmental disasters. Yes, the public backlash is massive. Yes, the upkeep costs seem unsustainable. But on top of all that…
…what if all that scale is unnecessary? What if there’s no ROI on those last two •orders of magnitude• of hardware scale? What’s the risk profile on these investments, really??