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Re:Heat people, not spaces (2015) by coryrc on Saturday February 26, 2022 @09:10PM (#30484625)
People lived before 1902 and the invention of compressor-based air conditioning.
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Re:Heat people, not spaces (2015) by kalleboo on Sunday February 27, 2022 @04:26AM (#30486687)
People also died a lot back then.

Even today heatwaves in Europe kill a lot of elderly as air conditioning in homes isn't common

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Re:Heat people, not spaces (2015) by throw0101a on Sunday February 27, 2022 @08:29AM (#30488215)
People lived before 1945 and the wide availability of penicillin/antibiotics. A lot more folks died from infection as well.
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Re:Heat people, not spaces (2015) by giantrobot on Saturday February 26, 2022 @09:30PM (#30484748)
Not in all the places and densities that they do today.
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