Where to Put the Data Centers?
This video humorously discusses the widespread public opposition to data center construction across America. Despite the necessity of data centers, communities universally reject their placement, regardless of proposed locations like industrial zones or near highways. The video concludes with a sarcastic suggestion for a solution.
The "Michigan Enjoyer" video highlights what it calls America's "new moral panic": where to build data centers. The presenter notes the paradox that while data centers are essential for modern life and internet use, no community—urban, suburban, or rural—wants one built nearby. This widespread rejection makes data center placement a highly contentious, bipartisan issue. The video illustrates this by describing "outrage" and "pandemonium" whenever a location is proposed, even dismissing hypothetical sites like industrial zones, highways, or underground facilities.
The commentary suggests that even suggesting data centers on Mars would lead to a petition. The video satirically summarizes the situation: people demand high-speed internet and upload vast amounts of data, but simultaneously wish for data centers "to not exist in a different dimension." It concludes with a humorous, non-serious proposal to build "a giant wall of data centers" on the Michigan-Ohio border to store data and "keep Ohio out."