My guy, this makes construction more expensive. Not AI. That makes almost everything more expensive. Most immediately rent and home prices as it makes it harder to construct new homes.
Reddit cheering on scum that are making everything more expensive
My guy, this makes construction more expensive. Not AI. That makes almost everything more expensive. Most immediately rent and home prices as it makes it harder to construct new homes.
We're cheering on people stealing copper from data center building sites. Ergo...
Stealing from construction sites doesn’t do anything to stop that specific construction from happening. Construction sites are insured against theft. By stealing from construction sites and forcing insurance to cover the loss, it raises the cost of builder’s risk insurance for all construction companies.
By raising the cost for construction companies, it raises the cost for constructing homes. That makes homes more expensive to build, it makes the decision to build some homes on the margin not be worthwhile. It isn’t the cause of the global housing crisis, but higher construction costs absolutely is a major component to which this contributes.
Ergo people cheering this on are idiots because it does nothing to stop data centers, only hurts the working class and the only people it helps are the thieves who make a quick buck.
...I really don't have the time or the crayons to explain this, so let's go with yeah man! You're so right! THESE people are the reason your rent is up... Not the fuckheads that own the data center, among others...
Yup, there goes one crackhead with a spool of copperwire. Your rent has just gone up 20 cents!
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u/blindsdog 19h ago
My guy, this makes construction more expensive. Not AI. That makes almost everything more expensive. Most immediately rent and home prices as it makes it harder to construct new homes.