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[โ€“] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

People settled there because A/C became available.

I don't disagree with your broader point, but even hellish places like Phoenix predate A/C.

[โ€“] john_brown@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[โ€“] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Kuala Lumpur, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok, Honolulu, Singapore all predate A/C.

[โ€“] john_brown@hexbear.net 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And people still die when they lose A/C in Texas. I don't know what to tell you, that is the reality of what happens.

[โ€“] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Again, I don't disagree with your broader point, I'm just pointing out that "People settled there because A/C became available" is factually inaccurate.

[โ€“] john_brown@hexbear.net 3 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Houston would not exist in its current form without A/C, same with most of Louisiana and some of Florida. A/C is part of what caused the population boom in these regions.

[โ€“] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago

the american southwest would be much less settled without it. it's not that nobody went it's that way more people did after.