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'Data colonialism' won’t stop our manifest destiny
Like man’s evolution from homo erectus to homo sapien, the next great leap in the woke lexicon has emerged before our eyes. Land acknowledgments and “no human is illegal” are out. Data colonialism is in.
TL;DR
- The term 'data colonialism' is emerging as a new activist slogan, replacing previous 'woke lexicon' terms.
- Data centers are accused of extracting and exploiting personal data, similar to historical colonial exploitation of land and labor.
- Organizations like Honor the Earth, co-founded by the Indigo Girls and Winona LaDuke, are partnering with 'Stop Data Colonialism' to oppose data center construction.
- Activist groups are employing a 'death by a thousand cuts' strategy to halt AI progress through local moratoriums and bans on data centers.
- Some real concerns about data centers include increased household energy prices and potential water contamination, as seen in Georgia.
- The author claims that opposition is funded by left-wing organizations and billionaires, citing examples like the Heinz Endowments and George Soros's Open Society Foundations.
- Despite public opposition to data centers in their vicinity, the article posits that their construction is inevitable due to America's historical drive for progress.
- The author asserts that 'data colonialism' will not stop the development of data centers, which are seen as part of a new Industrial Revolution and America's 'divine mandate'.