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Author predicts data centers will be worthless tourist sites in 100 years

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Jesse Wright, writing for Current Affairs, posits that in a century, the remnants of our digital age, specifically data centers, will hold no appeal for future tourists. The article suggests that the allure of historical sites and travel routes like Route 66 will persist, while the physical infrastructure of current technology will be seen as obsolete and uninteresting. AI

IMPACT Suggests a future where current technological infrastructure may be viewed as obsolete, contrasting with enduring historical attractions.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece from a named author published in a known outlet.

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Author predicts data centers will be worthless tourist sites in 100 years

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    "In 100 years, there will be nothing. Nobody will want to spend their vacation touring endless rooms full of rusty server racks." Jesse Wright for Current Affai

    "In 100 years, there will be nothing. Nobody will want to spend their vacation touring endless rooms full of rusty server racks." Jesse Wright for Current Affairs: https://www. currentaffairs.org/news/travel ing-route-66-in-the-age-of-data-centers # Longreads # RoadTrip # Travel …

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