Alright, forgive me just this once cause I am legitimately ANGRY.
US and Israel using PH land with zero rent and mine minerals off PH coasts and use freshwater for the data centers.
You all should know PH is a very biodiverse country and you gonna flatten our mountains and
Sana kung gaano tayo ka-invested sa mga away sa showbiz ay mas invested tayo sa nangyayari sa bansa natin.
Trees vs. Data Centers
Photo 1: Memphis, TN
Photo 2: Sandston, VA
Photo 3: Abilene, Texas
Photo 4: New Albany, OH
Via: Matter Neuroscience
#NoToPaxSilica
what the usa is doing to us and our resources is textbook dependency theory. they are the core and we are the periphery.
ai is not just a technological problem. it is a political, economic, social and environmental problem.
so much land, what more are 38 moas?
instead, those 1.6k hectares of land are not being allocated for human jobs, for land development or for water. these are all for ai. ai that harms. this could jeopardize our clean water supply. +
the pax silica is 1.6k hectares. it is the size of 38 mall of asias (one of the biggest malls in the asia pacific).
imagine? if one moa can generate many HUMAN jobs, what more are 38 moas? if one moa can utilize so much water, what more are 38 moas? if one moa can use +
and some would say Filipinos stay poor dahil walang “diskarte”. disrespectfully, tangina nyo!
genuine question: meron bang brands/small businesses who work directly with farmers and known to pay them fairly? ang sasagot ng i-google mo, sasampalin ko
i'm so fucking exhausted trying to explain why i'm against pax silica.
i'm from tarlac and the proposed hub in new clark city is planned near my home!!! people i know keep throwing around words like "innovation," "investment," and "progress," while i'm over here watching a damn 1,600-hectare development get celebrated without anyone stopping to ask what happens to the land that's already there!!!? +