The Money Has Nowhere Else to Go
The AI-driven data center boom, fueled by corporate lobbying and excess capital from wealthy elites, is a speculative bubble destined to burst, leaving taxpayers with stranded assets and inflated utility bills. While environmental concerns are valid, the core issue is systemic financial mis-allocation. Where profits prioritize investors over public welfare, and political influence distorts policy. Decentralized, local AI use offers an alternative, but the system is engineered to extract rents, not serve common needs.