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Essay Links Ancient Child Sacrifice to Data Centers
Original: A captivating essay on the straight line connection between ancient sacrificing of live babies in fire and # datacenters
An essay drawing a direct line between ancient sacrifices of live babies to fire and modern data centers is circulating among climate-focused readers. The piece frames today's energy-hungry computing infrastructure through the figure of Moloch, the biblical deity associated with child sacrifice, arguing that burning resources for technology mirrors ancient ritual fires. Discussion so far is small but engaged within environmentalist circles.
Why now: The provocative Moloch framing connecting climate change to data center energy use resonates with ongoing debate about AI and computing's environmental cost.
Molochdata centersclimate change
Evidence
- A captivating essay on the straight line connection between ancient sacrificing of live babies in fire and # datacenters and # climate change # Moloch https:// youtu.be/3gr4qUFEbvc · Kierkegaanks@beige.party · 2
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