How We Got Here with NLW

How Tech Lost America

October 26, 2026·45 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

In just over a year, opposition to local data centers went from an even split to 75 percent, and much of that anger was inherited. This is the story of how tech went from America's most trusted industry to a symbol of people's anxieties about wealth and power, and where we go from here.-How We Got Here with NLW is the deep-dive story of how today's most important trends, events, and phenomena came to be. New episodes every Monday.Read the companion essay: https://howwegothere.comThink I missed something? Tell me: https://howwegothere.com/counterpoint - The best responses become a Counterpoint follow-up episode.Follow, rate, and review the show:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-we-got-here-with-nlw/id6822359990Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7h55KSq0XwIjdWzwF2zgNVConnect with How We Got Here:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HWGHpodcastX: https://x.com/hwghshowLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/howwegothere/Also from NLW: The AI Daily Brief, the daily AI news podcast: https://aidailybrief.ai

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