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Christian Britschgi

UNCOVERED: It was a data center election after all | History Defined

It was the data center election after all.

In 2026, we witnessed a stunning, rapid turn in public opinion against data centers. A practical non-issue as early as last year turned into a high-salience moral panic, as voters everywhere said they did not want a data center in their backyard.

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