{"product_id":"my-house-identifies-as-a-data-center","title":"This Home Identifies As A Data Center","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUtah residents are constantly lectured about conserving water.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShorter showers. Brown lawns. Skip watering. Follow restrictions. Pay more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeanwhile, massive data centers, commercial properties, churches, and large institutions can run sprinklers during rainstorms at 2 PM while demanding enormous amounts of water and power from the same communities being told to “do their part.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd somehow, taxpayers are often expected to help subsidize it through tax incentives, infrastructure upgrades, and sweetheart deals sold to the public as “economic development.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo people are starting to ask a pretty simple question:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat exactly is in it for the citizens?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHigher utility demand. More strain on infrastructure. More water consumption. More tax incentives for billion dollar corporations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeanwhile, regular homeowners get told to conserve harder.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf these projects are truly such incredible investments, why do billionaires need tax breaks and subsidies from the very communities expected to absorb the impact?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo naturally… we figured the average homeowner deserved the same privilege.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf billion dollar projects and massive organizations can use whatever resources they want, maybe your Kentucky bluegrass should have rights too.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis started as satire.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut the frustration behind it is real.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeople are tired of rules that seem to apply differently depending on who you are, how large your project is, or how much influence and money is involved.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is not anti technology or anti business.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is about transparency, accountability, and equal standards.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf residents are expected to sacrifice, then everyone should play by the same rules.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Data Center Supply Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54064982556964,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1010\/7230\/6468\/files\/706464241_1323833209716100_5880474131697195108_n.png?v=1779997720","url":"https:\/\/datacentersupplyco.myshopify.com\/products\/my-house-identifies-as-a-data-center","provider":"Data Center Supply Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}