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> I think it's because Americans are conditioned to just stay in their house/car/public building HVAC bubble, with AC and heat always set to about 70 Fahrenheit
by wyager 4y ago
> I think it's because Americans are conditioned to just stay in their house/car/public building HVAC bubble, with AC and heat always set to about 70 Fahrenheit[1], and never having to think about the real world
This can also be described as "living in a civilization with abundant energy", and it's an admirable state of affairs - one we should strive to develop further, rather than regressing to the level of societal poverty where we're subject to weather's capriciousness.
I love wool, but not because I hate temperature control technology.
- cma 4y agoIt's a false abundance where we don't pay for its externalities.
- wyager 4y agoThen correctly price in those fairly insignificant externalities. Don't try to force everyone into poverty.
- elliottkember 4y ago> This can also be described as "living in a civilization with abundant energy", and it's an admirable state of affairs I think this is the American mindset that I've noticed the most - a historical abundance of energy means future energy supply should be guaranteed. Big cars, A/C, central heating - all are inefficient uses of energy. Your body naturally produces heat, all day. Wearing insulating material, like wool, makes use of that heat. Burning fuel to replace its loss does not.