Also, isn’t a steady state power consumption of a data centre easier to manage than homes flipping toasters on and off? I suppose that the inefficiency drives up the costs for home usage

As someone who rode a motorbike, I can tell you people do not see bikers. Car drivers look at motorbikes, but their brain does not acknowledge their existence. An exhaust that is not obnoxious but is still loud-ish is a great safety mechanism.

Untamed capitalism will eventually progress to some sort of feudalism

Is this turning into minority report in real life?