• Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It’s normal to use AC for billions of people already, so it is a solution to our reality as it is.

    A solution would end the problem. AC does not do that. In fact it is the opposite since heavier AC use leads to higher energy use which ultimately means more greenhouse gasses.

    It’s a band aid. It allievates the symptoms, and only for those who can afford it.

    The solution is to end our production of greenhouse gasses.

    If your grid is overloaded, get some solar panels and make your own power off-grid. If your air conditioner breaks, buy another one or keep a spare one on hand. That’s what the fuck I’m gonna do, because AC is great and I love having it.

    Not everybody can afford that.

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          1 year ago

          The guy I replied to said he didn’t want to die from overheating since he doesn’t have AC.

          I replied and said that they make affordable and easy to install AC now as a direct and immediate solution to his issue of not wanting to die from overheating due to not having AC.

          You come along and say this is a bandaid solution and makes things worse. Okay sure, that’s true for society as a whole on a large enough timeline, but not true for this individual person in the near future.

          So I interpreted this as you saying you wouldn’t install AC in his shoes, but also don’t appear to have an alternative course of action in order to not overheat and die due to not having AC, therefore you’d be the first to die.

          • Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.world
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            1 year ago

            So I interpreted this as you saying you wouldn’t install AC in his shoes, but also don’t appear to have an alternative course of action in order to not overheat and die due to not having AC, therefore you’d be the first to die.

            And that’s not what I said.