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[–] BygoneNeutrino@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

I think the problem might sort itself out once the data centers are actually built. The impact from maintaining a data center is probably less than from actually building one.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 9 points 18 hours ago

If they allowed to build all the data centers around me, hardware be less of our issues. We want have any water left in our homes. They literally trying to build 26 of these fucking water draining things in our area.

[–] Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world 6 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

No it’s gonna suck. Those data centers will consume fresh water and power driving up costs of both over the long term.

The chips will also become obsolete or will degrade over time. After 7 years they will require replacement. Same is true with memory and ram.

It’s never going to end.

[–] BygoneNeutrino@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Increased demand translates to increased memory and ram production capacity?

[–] Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

In a world where inputs to the process of chip creation can scale you would be correct.

However it takes at least a decade to bring a power plant online restrict power generation. Access to natural gas and oil can be distrupted further restricting access to power. There is a finite supply of water in most areas that can not be expanded . Disruption to trade routes due to war and tariffs make expanding the inputs to production difficult. Reduces access to capital due to a lack of faith in the US government and rising interest rates will restrict that access.

The world of plenty we lived in was dying even before Covid killed it off. We live in a world of scarcity and disrupted supply and resources now.

[–] MacGuffin94@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

Yes and no. Production capacity takes a long time to build up in manufacturing. Plus these are specialized parts so the build up will take longer. Don't expect a significant production capacity increase in the US for 5-10 years.