Wisconsin communities signed secrecy deals for billion-dollar data centers
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Re: Wisconsin communities signed secrecy deals for billion-dollar data centers
#2The most important news is in the subtitle -
> Wisconsin has now joined several states with legislative proposals to make the process more transparent.
Legislative or constitutional, good democratic government really needs limits on how much its supposed officials can do in secret.
Re: Wisconsin communities signed secrecy deals for billion-dollar data centers
#3The most important news is in the subtitle - > Wisconsin has now joined several states with legislative proposals to make the process more transparent. Legislative or constitutional, good democratic government really needs limits on how much its supposed officials can do in secret.
I agree, but what do you do when people are steeped in misinformation about water use and 5G signals?
Re: Wisconsin communities signed secrecy deals for billion-dollar data centers
#4The most important news is in the subtitle - > Wisconsin has now joined several states with legislative proposals to make the process more transparent. Legislative or constitutional, good democratic government really needs limits on how much its supposed officials can do in secret.
Secrecy needs a time limit.
Re: Wisconsin communities signed secrecy deals for billion-dollar data centers
#5> Now Meta, the trillion-dollar company
How is it that Meta is worth a trillion dollars?
Re: Wisconsin communities signed secrecy deals for billion-dollar data centers
#6This is happening all over the country. This is the Disney World playbook; people in these towns should understand what their land is worth to companies like Meta et al, and make a decision after having all the facts laid out for them in public.
Re: Wisconsin communities signed secrecy deals for billion-dollar data centers
#7The most important news is in the subtitle - > Wisconsin has now joined several states with legislative proposals to make the process more transparent. Legislative or constitutional, good democratic government really needs limits on how much its supposed officials can do in secret.
I agree, but what do you do when people are steeped in misinformation about water use and 5G signals?
You can tell them the truth, you could do public reach out, you could do a whole lot of things. Secret back-room deals deliberately hidden from the public who will (justifiably) assume maliciousness just creates even worse PR, less trust, and opens up avenues of corruption and abuse.
Re: Wisconsin communities signed secrecy deals for billion-dollar data centers
#8The most important news is in the subtitle - > Wisconsin has now joined several states with legislative proposals to make the process more transparent. Legislative or constitutional, good democratic government really needs limits on how much its supposed officials can do in secret.
I agree, but what do you do when people are steeped in misinformation about water use and 5G signals?
Doesn't everyone know that dihydrogen monoxide can be lethal? https://www.csun.edu/science/ref/humor/dhmo.html
Re: Wisconsin communities signed secrecy deals for billion-dollar data centers
#9> Now Meta, the trillion-dollar company How is it that Meta is worth a trillion dollars?
Turns out sucking up all the information there is and displaying ads is worth a lot.
Re: Wisconsin communities signed secrecy deals for billion-dollar data centers
#10The most important news is in the subtitle - > Wisconsin has now joined several states with legislative proposals to make the process more transparent. Legislative or constitutional, good democratic government really needs limits on how much its supposed officials can do in secret.
It's literally "we the people, by the people, for the people". Except for personnel/employee matters, state and local government should be completely transparent with secrets explicitly forbidden.
Secret deals with corporations is corruption.