doin a wellness check on my British comrades

  • LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins [none/use name, any]@hexbear.net
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    9 days ago

    Okay cool story Im sorry you think “buildings with livable indoor climates” are a selfish boondoggle, i fully expect to read about mass casualty events from the UK and northern france within my lifetime so you do you i guess

    It’s not a simple choice of buy AC or do nothing

    My perception reading European responses to heat waves for the last decade has been that there’s no coordinated response to do literally anything, other than this-is-fine

    “Oh it’s only one or two weeks per year (increasing every year) where the outdoors is literally hell, what could go wrong with doing nothing to address that” this-is-fine

    Love the idea of 100F 100% humidity just being “some discomfort” btw, very British

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      9 days ago

      Rooftop solar also does a fair bit to mitigate the damage tbh

      But truth be told we are moving into a future where air conditioning is literally lifesaving technology

      • LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins [none/use name, any]@hexbear.net
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        9 days ago

        Yeah and I think the dude i just blocked arguing with me about it truly does not understand how bad shit is going to get, they’re in “it’s a luxury” mentality when it’s a fucking fact that if it just gets hotter and hotter year after year you’re going to have to DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT OR DIE

        Dipshit’s all OHHH SO YOU WANT AC FOR 30 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS like no you fuckass moron, but Europe should at the very least be building community heat shelters or something which ARE air conditioned because AT SOME POINT IT WILL BE NECESSARY OR PEOPLE WILL FUCKING DIE

        Sorry to lose it on this comment to you i had to block the guy this was intended for

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      9 days ago

      I’m sorry you think putting your comfort and convenience over other people’s lives is an acceptable way to live.