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a coal powered data center, stoke it

that little fire burning somewhere

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a water cooled data center, suck it

that little drop of water drying up somewhere

information that seems to flash weightless

across our screens

can’t escape it

it has a weight to it

a little bit of matter somewhere

has to vaporize for it

suddenly it’s 1889

new factories

of red brick and huge old growth trees as structural bones 

the massive boilers and chimneys spewing smoke

pour on more coal, stoke the fire

production lines running at all times

suddenly it’s 2026

new data centers

of tilt up structural panels and copper wire spooling out for 500 miles

the massive server racks spewing waste heat

maximize the busways, optimize the cooling

truth and lies running at all times

the industrial baron

the information baron

running the same factory

to the same 24/7 timeline

it’s our human story

we can’t replace it

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a little fire burning somewhere

a little drop of water drying up somewhere

inside all of us