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A major watchdog says data centers are wreaking havoc on North America's power grid
(www.businessinsider.com)
this post was submitted on 11 May 2026
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At some point, you are back to city states.
Many billionaire techbros are proposing just that. Back to serfdom.
Ah no, i meant, if basic services and law get too unreliable, cities as the next big entity have to take them on.