The working class are rallying to oppose data centers at 5 times the rate of wealthy neighborhoods – the great unifier is helping workers punch up, and its super effective
- Working class communities are rallying against data centers
- They are opposing projects at significantly higher rates than wealthy neighborhoods
- Projects that see local opposition are six times more likely to cancel
A new analysis of the anti-data center movement has found that working class communities are opposing such projects at a rate five times higher than their wealthy counterparts.
Brian Merchant, author of the Blood In The Machine newsletter, has pulled together data across numerous polls and first-hand reporting and, with the help of contributions from researcher Geoff Holtzman, found that the American working class is the primary driver of data center opposition.
The analysis directly opposes other arguments made which suggest the movement is led by environmentalists or property owners who don’t want their views spoiled (also known as Not In My Backyard-ers, or NIMBYs), and likely wasn’t started as a Chinese influence campaign as some Republicans are arguing.
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