The first photo of the activists gathered shows not one but two of them scrolling on their phones during their meeting -- phones powered by data centers.<p>Seems ironic.<p>I don't mean to imply their cause may not be righteous just because of this -- it's OK to feel the internet is nice, but that it's OK for it to a bit slow, as it would be if the nearest DC is far away. Just pointing out that by their own behavior they at least admit they consider this infrastructure to have public utility, and now the argument is merely about details of whose backyard it should be in