I find this hard to believe. wealthy neighborhoods near me don’t even want warehouses or dense housing.
I’m going to go out on a limb here: Nobody is building data centers near wealthy neighborhoods.
Which is why the comparison is based on rate …
Recently proposed data centers that faced pushback were canceled or suspended at more than five times the rate of data centers that didn’t (28.2% vs. 5.2%).
i.e. the data already takes into account that those data centres are more likely to be built in poorer neighbourhoods.
My hypotheses:
- The rich tolerate data centres more because they get more value out of them.
- “AGI soon!” misinformation hits both sides different ways: for one it means “we’re making you richer”, for another it’s “we’re making you obsolete filth”.
No idea if either/both/none is true.
Not to be a wet blanket, but might that be because data centers are being built in working class neighborhoods at a higher rate than wealthy ones?
Maybe try reading the article before useless speculation on a topic that is clearly outlined in the data provided?
