What I’m saying is that the ultimate goal of those in power are not these sorts of altruistic or even scientific pursuits, and that the massive labor disruption and hyper concentration of power in the hands of those who are proving time and again that advancement of science and benefiting the whole of humanity are actually antithetical to their goals is likely a bad thing.
Most homeless people have smartphones, and consistent access to food and clean water.
Your average 'poor person' in America has HVAC. An unimaginable luxury in the EU
Eh, don't be silly. In the places where the summer is hot enough (or, more precise, where it used to be hot enough), I have seen plenty of AC units on shabby buildings, even on old Commie apartment blocs in Romania.
AC is not that expensive.
Lmao, did HN just glitch out and start showing me Pieter Levels' tweets?
Southeast or central US has considerably higher wet bulb temperatures than Europe does in summer. Without HVAC, there’s a good chunk of the year where it’s too hot to get much done.
No interest in human advancement, just attribution.