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> I have never quantified this. So this is pure anecdotal evidence. But I am pretty sure, that more heat correlates with less overall performance and thus leads
by zhdc1 4y ago
> I have never quantified this. So this is pure anecdotal evidence. But I am pretty sure, that more heat correlates with less overall performance and thus leads to a reduction of the GDP.
Lee Kuan Yew considered air conditioning to be one of the most important inventions in history (and the most important invention for Singapore) for this reason.
Stable temperatures make it much, much easier for people to work consistently. The gains from being able to work from the morning into the mid-late afternoon are under-appreciated and accumulate relatively quickly.
- FollowingTheDao 4y agoBut the costs, never look at the costs...always externalities...
- M0r13n 4y agoThat’s definitely what I personally experienced.
- jelliclesfarm 4y agoThat’s because humidity in Singapore is so thick that you can cut it with a knife and it is a small island built on reclaimed land. What works for a 5 something million populated island won’t work for 1.4 billion strong India. Cars and air conditioners are luxuries of sparsely populated states and can’t be globally adopted. We are measuring quality of life with wealth and not living conditions. The tragedy of india is that they are adopting first world criteria as a benchmark. Yet, Singapore’s birth replacement rate is most dire of all the countries in the world. I feel there is something to unpack here but I am not sure I was able to articulate my point correctly. Did I make any sense or should I try again by rephrasing? Thoughts?