Several Mississippi homes have been purchased near datacenters and one resident said realtor outlined target to buy more than 400
People in a Mississippi neighborhood, many of whom dislike a nearby power plant central to Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence ambitions, have received a stark offer – to sell their houses to his company and make way.
Real estate agents have been going door to door in Southaven, Mississippi, on behalf of xAI, Musk’s AI company that was folded into the SpaceX entity in February, touting a deal to purchase houses as long as the owners agree to not join a lawsuit against the company over the power plant’s noise.
This plan could potentially swallow up almost the entire neighborhood of Colonial Hills, on the western flank of Southaven. A realtor told one resident there is a target to purchase 418 homes, with 18 homeowners already agreeing to sell, according to a recording of a conversation heard by the Guardian. xAI did not respond to questions over these numbers and its plans for the neighborhood and has previously said it intends to be be a good neighbor; it denies all claims in the noise lawsuit.
The more people agree to sell on this…
The more everyone else gets from the lawsuit. And the way these always work, is every round of offers increases. One lone holdout can end up getting as much as the first 100 who sold combined.
Even just for purely selfish reasons, taking the initial offer is the dumbest thing you can do
No SpaceX had been pretty consistently low balling all the people forced out of boca chica and paying them but not enough to get a similar house in a new location with costs rising.
I mean…
I thought it was pretty clear that starts with lowball offers…
But that’s just me overestimating people again
Easy to say when it’s not your home that you’re living in and attempting to raise a family in. It’s not your time and mental and emotional energy being absorbed by lawsuits and no doubt threats by these large companies.
I totally agree with you, but unfortunately standing up for rights, even your own rights, can be more costly than it would be worth to you personally. We as a society greatly benefit when people are willing to take up the fight, but it’s not always easy.