Data centers have become a major economic development battleground for many states, even though they provide relatively few jobs and consume massive amounts of resources.
But someone gets paid. Just like in developing world countries, it's kickbacks for officials.
I'm happy to be shown I am wrong, but in the meantime let's call it what it is, and isn't. It isn't economic development, it is wealth extraction.
Presumably she wasn't just prepared to ride the beast, she actively wanted to be ruined by it.
She was probably disappointed when the transition happened. She thought she was going to be raw-dogged by the monster.