It's not impossible—actually pretty desirable, if you're doing large-scale solar power and need lots of cheap land—it's just that American civic culture, simply, sucks. It's the same stark story every time: China builds, the US fucking gives up.
rhelz · 5h ago
Dunno man, if somebody turns down hundreds of millions of dollars, I'm willing to believe that they have a pretty durn good reason.
Finnucane · 4h ago
yeah, stupid civic culture won’t let nice corporation take all of its water and get nothing for it.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-07-11/china-... ("China’s AI Dreams Lead to Data Centers in Once-Restive West")
It's not impossible—actually pretty desirable, if you're doing large-scale solar power and need lots of cheap land—it's just that American civic culture, simply, sucks. It's the same stark story every time: China builds, the US fucking gives up.