It really is a sick joke to pretend that datacenters “bring jobs” to local communities. Data centers require specialized experience so 99% of the workforce will be brought in from out of state, or from an urban area within the state.

When you’re saying this in poverty-stricken areas like West Virginia, it’s really no different from this stomach-turning scene from Succession: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biN5cvMjRtI

Absolutely vile.