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EPISODE · May 23, 2026 · 43 MIN

DATA CENTERS: Did We Ask For Them and Can We Still Get Out of This?

from Hopefully Ever After Podcast · host Kassie

How are we finding ourselves surrounded by AI data centers all of a sudden? What is really going on and how exactly should humanity be responding to this new era of history unfolding in front of us? Are there any options for avoiding the new way of life they have planned for us? How can we respond in what feels like an unending series of Pinky and the Brain schemes foisted upon us? Tune in for my personal deepest, darkest thoughts about the future of the world and how I’m looking for hope!Chapters:1:56 Did You Guys Know We Were Getting All These Data Centers?3:13 Did We Actually Ask For Them?5:36 How Did We MissThis Until Now?8:27 Real Consequences for People Who Live Next to Them15:39 Why Are We Doing This and Why Aren’t They Trying to Sell Us On It?18:59 Could We Have Avoided This and Let’s Remember to Assign Blame 20:21 My Dark Dystopian Questions24:29 My Dark Dystopian Predictions35:57 My Deep Dark Thought Experiment38:23 The Only Level of Hope I’ve Found So Far41:49 The Only Person Who Can Keep You FreeThanks for coming [email protected]

How are we finding ourselves surrounded by AI data centers all of a sudden? What is really going on and how exactly should humanity be responding to this new era of history unfolding in front of us? Are there any options for avoiding the new way of life they have planned for us? How can we respond in what feels like an unending series of Pinky and the Brain schemes foisted upon us? Tune in for my personal deepest, darkest thoughts about the future of the world and how I’m looking for hope!Chapters:1:56 Did You Guys Know We Were Getting All These Data Centers?3:13 Did We Actually Ask For Them?5:36 How Did We MissThis Until Now?8:27 Real Consequences for People Who Live Next to Them15:39 Why Are We Doing This and Why Aren’t They Trying to Sell Us On It?18:59 Could We Have Avoided This and Let’s Remember to Assign Blame 20:21 My Dark Dystopian Questions24:29 My Dark Dystopian Predictions35:57 My Deep Dark Thought Experiment38:23 The Only Level of Hope I’ve Found So Far41:49 The Only Person Who Can Keep You FreeThanks for coming [email protected]

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