A growing discourse around anti-data-center populism suggests that reducing industrial-scale hardware availability could be a practical approach to extending artificial general intelligence (AGI) timelines. Advocates argue that targeting data centers, particularly those in populated areas, could be a non-invasive method to slow down AGI development. Proponents believe that significant reductions in compute power, ranging from 10-100x in a static world model to 100-10000x considering future chip design advancements, could effectively delay AGI progress. While this approach is seen as a starting point, it is acknowledged that broader strategies will be necessary to achieve substantial impact.