Why wouldn't we lament losing it? If all else was solved, a DC is just as valid industry as any other. The fact that the provided service is nonphysical doesn't matter - every industry is different. Should probably pay taxes though, and not terrorize the neighbors.

The reasons to care about "industry" in particular are process knowledge and highly skilled labor and supply chains. Datacenters have very little involvement in any of those. And they don't bring many jobs.

So basically your opinion is that data centers should not be illegal. Great! Let's start by dismantling the one serving your internet connection.

> So basically your opinion is that data centers should not be illegal.

Huh? Sure but that's not what I was talking about?

> Let's start by dismantling the one serving your internet connection.

There's a huge gap in explanation for how you got here. But home internet connections aren't served by data centers anyway.

No I didn't...

I just said it's not relevant to "the lamenting that the US is losing industrial capacity".