Archbald residents actively oppose Wildcat Ridge Data Center Campus during conditional use hearing
Local columnist Chris Kelly describes the active community opposition in Archbald, PA, against the proposed Wildcat Ridge Data Center Campus. A recent conditional use hearing for the project drew a large crowd, indicating significant local resistance. Kelly criticizes public apathy but praises those who engage in civic responsibility.
Chris Kelly, a columnist for The Times-Tribune, employs the "boiling frog metaphor" to describe the gradual and often unnoticed invasion of "artificial intelligence" data centers. He argues that many humans passively surrender to detrimental conditions, likening them to frogs slowly cooked to death, while "Big Tech broligarchs" profit from this complacency.
Kelly highlights the growing "united resistance" against these developments, specifically citing the "Stop Archbald Data Centers" group as a model for grassroots movements. He details a recent conditional use hearing for the proposed Wildcat Ridge Data Center Campus in Archbald, PA, which he estimates drew an attendance of approximately 600 people, despite online critiques questioning his count.
The columnist expresses frustration with "keyboard warriors" and "bystanders" who preach defeatism, mocking those who actively participate in the civic process. He emphasizes the importance of civic engagement against what he calls an "existential threat" to Americans and expects another large turnout at the next installment of the conditional use hearing for the Wildcat Ridge project.