I'm firmly in the "energy from space" (just not via death ray) camp, but I acknowledge the fact that there's more than three times as many of us today comparing

I'm firmly in the "energy from space" (just not via death ray) camp, but I acknowledge the fact that there's more than three times as many of us today comparing to 1950 and that produces additional problems. Case in point: air conditioning in cities. One would think that with enough units and energy everyone would be comfortable. But what about those who are outside? They get blasted with all that heat. We could build pipes or enormous fans to transfer it out, but that is also not ideal. Ultimately where there's energy, there's also waste energy and too much of it in one place is bad, so it makes sense to use less of it for the sake of avoiding such issues.