I had the internet just fine for decades long before data centers came along. Data centers don’t benefit me nor millions of other people in the slightest, yet we’re supposed to foot the bill for the latest speculative bubble.
Data centers are part of the internet now. AI isn’t the only use of data centers. People want more and more from the internet and its take more data to do it. Luddites everywhere are still saying “I was good with dial up...