I have been there in a few of these buildings that use wind catchers. I can say that, as a modern day human, these work pretty well in their dry weather! I can

I have been there in a few of these buildings that use wind catchers. I can say that, as a modern day human, these work pretty well in their dry weather! I can that see you've never experienced it and maybe your skepticism is a result of that, but your reasoning is not sound. For example, a significant number of "modern people" here in Germany don't have AC in their households. Point being, there are different people in the world with different conditions and not everyone expects the exact same thing. Also insulation is not a product of the modern world. We just now have modern methods for it.