TECHNOLOGY
The right-wing boomers protesting data centers have a lot in common with the left
The VergeThursday, July 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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On a gray, humid Saturday morning in central Florida, a little under a dozen people gathered outside the Spring Hill Branch Library to protest the construction of a hyperscale data center in their community. There was no immediate threat - the Hernando County commission had unanimously approved a one-year moratorium on such developments in June […]
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- Why it matters
- Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow. On a gray, humid Saturday morning in central Florida, a little under a dozen people gathered outside the Spring Hill Branch Library to protest the construction of a hyperscale data center in their community. There was no immediate threat - the Hernando County commission had unanimously approved a one-year moratorium on such developments in June […] Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Right-wing and Boomers.
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On a gray, humid Saturday morning in central Florida, a little under a dozen people gathered outside the Spring Hill Branch Library to protest the construction of a hyperscale data center in their community. There was no immediate threat - the Hernando County commission had unanimously approved a one-year moratorium on such developments in June […]
Why it matters
Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.
Background
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Timeline
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Economic impact
Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Right-wing and Boomers.
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