• dan1101@lemmy.world
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    The data centers want your water, less landowners to fight over running all the infrastructure, and a rural government that is dazzled by the promise of the tax revenue. Which will probably be less than expected.

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    In the past two weeks, a Project Sail publicity brochure has begun appearing in mailboxes. Featuring images of families in clothing emblazoned with the American flag, the mailing appeared to be an attempt to appeal to the conservative-leaning county’s sense of patriotism.

    That’s so blatant.

    Probably the only reason it isn’t working is that the company behind it is based in Silicon Valley.

    They’re going to have to find someone “from around here”. (And go behind their backs to pay off city leadership.)

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        People in the article are upset because of the blatant pandering. Data center tech bros handed out some flag shirts on photo shoot day to score easy points, expecting Georgians to lube up for the red white and blue, but must’ve been laying it on too thick for the simpletons’ liking.

        What I’m saying is that the reason SF tech bros imagine the average Georgian as a stereotypical caricature of the southern idiot is because the average Georgian is a stereotypical caricature of the southern idiot.