There's a disconnect because nearly all of what you mention has gotten worse over the last 10-20 years. Search engines and email that no longer search. Social media sites that have seemingly lost all functionality. Apps that are slower, buggier, and have a worse UX.

Jeremiah Johnson 🌐

@jeremiahdjohns · Twitter · 2026-08-18 21:44 UTC

@burkebythelake Data centers are tremendously useful in hundreds of very obvious ways. Do you like online banking? Doordash? Email? WhatsApp? YouTube? Checking medical records online? Video calls with grandma? Congrats, you're a data center user.