Ben Landau-Taylor(@benlandautaylor):I'm hearing "If the AI guys invested in local communities like the Robber Barons building libraries, then people wouldn't oppose the data centers." But, importantly, that didn't work. People still call them "Robber Barons". Carnegie dealt with armed strikers seizing steel mills in deadly pitched battles, not just mean tweets and guys with signs at city meetings. This stuff goes deeper than shelling out for a new hospital.

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Ben Landau-Taylor@benlandautaylor

2026.08.24 17:53

I'm hearing "If the AI guys invested in local communities like the Robber Barons building libraries, then people wouldn't oppose the data centers." But, importantly, that didn't work. People still call them "Robber Barons". Carnegie dealt with armed strikers seizing steel mills in deadly pitched battles, not just mean tweets and guys with signs at city meetings. This stuff goes deeper than shelling out for a new hospital.

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