• eestileib@sh.itjust.works
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    14 hours ago

    The Prime Minister of Canada said that the construction of data centers should be encouraged because it will “provide markets for our natural gas”.

    It’s not even a conspiracy theory, it’s openly stated.

    • Courtney (she/her/they) @lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      So many people need to be put against a wall and made to explain, in front of live audiences or cameras, why dying industries NEED to be supported.

      Nobody ever said “the fidget spinner market needs a bailout! They’re a dying industry!”

      Of course, fidget spinners weren’t paying for bribes.