The Data Center Backlash Could Start Costing People Elections (w/ Nathaniel Rich)
Tim Miller talks with author and Tulane professor Nathaniel Rich about climate change, the growing backlash to data centers, their security and privacy risks, and Rich’s new novel, Cloudthief. They also discuss public anxiety about AI and technology, the appeal of scams and get-rich-quick thinking, and how people navigate a future that increasingly feels uncertain.
00:00:00 Climate Change Comes in Lurches
00:04:24 Why Disasters Don’t Change Minds
00:06:19 Inside a Data Center Heist
00:08:11 The Power Hidden in Servers
00:10:10 Why Everyone Hates Data Centers
00:13:18 Big Tech’s Trust Collapse
00:16:40 Data Centers Become Political
00:21:32 Cloud Thief and Modern Malaise
00:24:26 The Appeal of Getting Yours
00:26:19 Will Life Get Worse?
00:27:47 Finding Meaning Through Stories
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Video Summary
AI GeneratedNathaniel Rich examines the intersection of climate instability and the systemic vulnerabilities of data centers. He argues that while climate change manifests in sudden, violent disasters, data centers have evolved from invisible infrastructure into symbols of public anxiety, representing the physical manifestation of fears surrounding AI, corporate power, and environmental decay.