Will data centers crash the economy?

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• 1970-01-01 2 days ago
  Centralized and decentralized is cyclical. The fact we're building new nuclear plants to sustain them is the silver lining. When we realize it yet again, we will still need the power.
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  • delfinom 2 days ago
    The problem is who foots the tens of billions of dollar bill for the nuclear plants if the bubble pops.

    Hints: I hope you like your electric bill doubled
• more_corn 2 days ago
  No. Is an infrastructure investment likely to crash an economy? Ask an economist. (Also the answer is no)
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  • rwmj 2 days ago
    The railways weren't obsolete 3 years after they were built, unlike GPUs.
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    • dekhn 2 days ago
      Rolling stock was continuously upgraded.
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      • rwmj 2 days ago
        Can't tell if you're joking or not, but in case you're not, here's an EU survey of rolling stock which says that it should last 25-30 years and represents only 1/5th of the cost of the rail network: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2023/7472...