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Re:Replacement.ai by saulpw on Sunday October 19, 2025 @12:44PM (#45635626)
Datacenters aren't built by people, they're built by corporations.
Re:Replacement.ai by einsteinx2 on Sunday October 19, 2025 @01:49PM (#45636230)
Corporations which are entirely made up of people. Not to mention the people that physically built and maintain the data center.

Or did the actual legal fiction of a corporation do it? Maybe the articles of incorporation documents got up and did the work themselves?

Re:Replacement.ai by saulpw on Sunday October 19, 2025 @01:59PM (#45636345)
It means that no one cares about the creations except in terms of money. If an Oracle building burns down and no one is hurt, I wouldn't shed a single tear. If an artistic graffiti mural adorned its wall, I would be more upset.
Re:Replacement.ai by einsteinx2 on Sunday October 19, 2025 @02:04PM (#45636395)
I get what you mean, but my point is even that Oracle building was designed, built, and maintained by the work of real people. Many of which I assume take pride in their work and may in fact care if it’s burned down.
Re:Replacement.ai by joe_fishfish on Sunday October 19, 2025 @05:06PM (#45637984)
But why should they? An Oracle data centre is built for one purpose, and one purpose only - to increase the wealth and power of Larry Ellison. Is furthering that goal really something to be proud of?

As a wiser man than me once said, do not anthropomorphise the lawnmower.