Reminder that the “datacenters use too much water” problem is fake.
Mary Pezzulo (@mary_pezzulo) profile pictureMary Pezzulo@mary_pezzuloNov 7
Let me try and explain: a Krispy Kreme uses water to make doughnuts which can be eaten and coffee which can be drunken. The workers wash their hands so the food is sanitary and the customers use the bathroom. In a data center, all that water is wasted with no treats.

Last edited Nov 10, 2026 · 11:38 AM UTC

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2023 data, not even close to projected or current usage
Image from Elim Garak (@JustGarak)
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This number has actually barely moved. 2025 data is 0.73 km3 for ai datacenters Still a rounding error
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How much did Elon pay you to post this
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Man I wish
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You know you're posting facts when the comments are "who's paying you to post this?" When they can't attack the the facts they attack the motive.
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We knew two years ago, for a fact, that our enemies were planning to invest hundreds of billions in propaganda campaigns to hamper our advancement in AI and data centers. We did not know how many people were going to fall for it, even with prior warning.
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Yeah, I guess you’re not aware of this, but you can’t eat AI.
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Now do the data centers use too much power and generate way too much heat problem.
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Golf courses use far more water than data centers.
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How did water become such an issue here. It is dumber than the plastic straw argument.
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Never even believed it was a real problem.
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For some additional context, made this a while back
Image from MancerAI (@MancerAI_)
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Oh my god, how much water did you use, that could've been used for precious Alcohol, to create this abomination? 😭
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Nice. Now all we have to worry about is competing for jobs with it!
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It's not the only thing in that space that's 'fake,' either.
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Many use glycol instead - and any closed loop doesn’t just toss billions of gallons out. This is a flat out psyop.
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Data centers can use contained water for cooling. its not like they run the sink 24/7. The people saying that they waste water have no issues with China owning our data centers. Probably because they are also owned by China and like having Chinese radar jamming equipment at the mouth of the Chesapeake. aka Abigail Spamburger.
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Reminder this is mostly a strawman argument with far more people arguing they don't use too much water than those who argue it uses too much water.
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So, what you're saying is data centers are a big water cooled pc?
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So many people are eager to throw away a better future because they’ve been told ai is bad
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Water is Cyclical, therefore indestructible. It doesn't ever get wasted, it Returns.
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Is this counting rainwater? It would be significantly more helpful if rainwater was not included in water consumption.
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Even so, conservationists will complain 🤣🤣🤣
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Yeah.. People hate/fear what they don't understand, and there are alot of people out here acting like engineers, dooming about data centers, something they know nothing about, haha. They just listen to their favorite podcaster who tells them what to think.. Sad, really.
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And the water cycle on earth is closed. Not a single water molecule has ever been "used".
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when you learn that there are literally waterless data centers and the only reason they arent used is because its more expensive this argument becomes even more meaningless
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Wait till someone tells her about hospitals and chemo being pissed out into the water supply
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I always feel a little guilty throwing all the almonds out of my trail mix bags. No flavor, hard on the teeth, I guess the rich people drink almond milk, which is probably the reason they're always talked about.
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A freaking six flag uses about 75,000,000 gallons of water per year.
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Some datacenters run closed loop but can still contaminate water supply when they cycle their water. The powerplants use a ton that are usually nearby. They also run dirty diesel generators to help with surges and backup power, so there is that.
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