Mark Cuban posted that public opposition to data centers is really opposition to AI and wealth concentration, not legitimate concerns about data centers themselves. The statement drew major backlash across social media, with critics arguing Cuban is dismissing real community concerns about noise, water usage, and power demands that data centers actually do create. Cuban's implicit claim here — that the opposition is misdirected — is being contested by people who say those concerns about data centers are entirely legitimate and separate from feelings about AI.