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Time Magazine wants to banish individual air conditioning
Posted on 7/3/21 at 5:58 pm
Posted on 7/3/21 at 5:58 pm
AC Feels Great, But It’s Terrible for the Planet. Here’s How to Fix That
Meanwhile, I just put socks on because it's a little cold inside despite sweltering outside.
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The troubled history of air-conditioning suggests not that we chuck it entirely but that we focus on public cooling, on public comfort, rather than individual cooling, on individual comfort. Ensuring that the most vulnerable among the planet’s human inhabitants can keep cool through better access to public cooling centers, shade-giving trees, safe green spaces, water infrastructure to cool, and smart design will not only enrich our cities overall, it will lower the temperature for everyone. It’s far more efficient this way.
To do so, we’ll have to re-orient ourselves to the meaning of air-conditioning. And to comfort. Privatized air-conditioning survived the ozone crisis, but its power to separate—by class, by race, by nation, by ability—has survived, too. Comfort for some comes at the expense of the life on this planet.
It’s time we become more comfortable with discomfort. Our survival may depend on it.
Meanwhile, I just put socks on because it's a little cold inside despite sweltering outside.
Posted on 7/3/21 at 6:00 pm to stout
The only people who write shite like this have never stepped foot in the south.
Posted on 7/3/21 at 6:02 pm to stout
Environmentalists are basically part of a masochistic pagan cult
We must punish ourselves to satisfy earth’s spirit
We must punish ourselves to satisfy earth’s spirit
Posted on 7/3/21 at 6:02 pm to hendersonshands
Are they trying to get themselves killed? Cause this is how they get themselves killed.
I mean it. I’ve been quiet so far. But I’ll kill
A motherfricker who tries to take my AC.
I mean it. I’ve been quiet so far. But I’ll kill
A motherfricker who tries to take my AC.
Posted on 7/3/21 at 6:02 pm to hendersonshands
Well, they think the South shouldn't be occupied by black people at all.
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And despite millions of Black Americans fleeing the violence of Jim Crow, the South saw greater in-migration than out-migration for the first time—a direct result of AC. The American car was similarly transformed.
Posted on 7/3/21 at 6:03 pm to hendersonshands
From Memphis but lives in Brooklyn.
Posted on 7/3/21 at 6:03 pm to stout
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but that we focus on public cooling, on public comfort, rather than individual cooling, on individual comfort.
Slow step by step conditioning (pun intended) for communism.
Posted on 7/3/21 at 6:04 pm to stout
Between this and the homo talking bad about grilling, is there some contest going on to write the biggest bullshite article out there?
Posted on 7/3/21 at 6:04 pm to stout
Interesting/funny how there is never an active comment section for looney articles like this.
…….even they know it’s dumb as shite.
…….even they know it’s dumb as shite.
Posted on 7/3/21 at 6:04 pm to stout
Time Magazine can teach us how to live about as much as the New York Times should be writing school curriculum.
Posted on 7/3/21 at 6:05 pm to stout
I just dropped the thermostat to 62....
Posted on 7/3/21 at 6:06 pm to stout
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Privatized air-conditioning survived the ozone crisis, but its power to separate—by class, by race, by nation, by ability—has survived, too
When your argument is losing steam, just blame racism
Posted on 7/3/21 at 6:07 pm to stout
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Time Magazine wants to banish individual air conditioning
Time Magazine can suck my salty balls.
Posted on 7/3/21 at 6:07 pm to stout
This country has lost its damn mind.
Posted on 7/3/21 at 6:08 pm to Darth_Vader
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Time Magazine can suck my salty balls.
Mine aren't that salty right now. I guess it is because I have the AC running and it is a fine day out.
Posted on 7/3/21 at 6:08 pm to stout
I welcome the writer to come sit under my shade tree in Baldwin County AL for a cooling session. Hell, I'll open up said shade tree to transients too. I'm sure they'll stick around at the luxury cooling center I provided.
Posted on 7/3/21 at 6:08 pm to stout
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The troubled history of air-conditioning suggests not that we chuck it entirely but that we focus on public cooling, on public comfort, rather than individual cooling, on individual comfort.
Fire the editor.
Posted on 7/3/21 at 6:09 pm to stout
Socialized air conditioning, with the elite keeping their spaces as cold as they like, of course.
Posted on 7/3/21 at 6:09 pm to stout
Individual homes, individual AC...individual transportation.
Communism aint far off.
Communism aint far off.
Posted on 7/3/21 at 6:11 pm to LegendInMyMind
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Time Magazine can suck my salty balls.
Mine aren't that salty right now. I guess it is because I have the AC running and it is a fine day out.
Had I been inside mine would not be either. But I’ve been outside since about 11:30 manning my smoker. Inside it’s a comfortable 70 degrees. Once my Boston butt and brats are done I’m looking forward to sitting in my air conditioned home (that I’ve worked my arse off for 30 years to provide for my family) as I relax with a nice bourbon & coke while we find some good movie to stream tonight.
This post was edited on 7/3/21 at 6:13 pm
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