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People did prefer living in colder areas before AC. The arrival of AC meant there was suddenly a lot of very cheap land around cities that are extremely unplea
by Retric 1mo ago
People did prefer living in colder areas before AC.
The arrival of AC meant there was suddenly a lot of very cheap land around cities that are extremely unpleasant without AC. This resulted in migration and a housing boom which drives up the economy attracting more people.
- 3eb7988a1663 1mo agoSure enough, Wikipedia says the population in 1940 was only 65k (which is still too many, but whatever). I would still assume that AC installation was very uneven and a luxury at the time.
- giantg2 1mo agoI would guess that swamp coolers were fairly common.
- frollogaston 1mo agoYeah, and those actually work in the desert unlike in coastal areas