Wilson: I think that one of the pernicious things about the American definition of comfort is that it has been defined as personal comfort. And the reason why I keep using that is because it's defined as individual comfort. And so what would it mean to think about comfort as being always connected to somebody else, as more ethical that way? Because it's true.Is there ANYTHING in that liberal word salad that makes any sense whatsoever?The truth is that our comfort is related to other people, and vice versa. It’s really asking us to think interdependently, instead of independently, which is how we're often encouraged to think, and that's a huge, huge ask. Actually, that's a huge task and a huge paradigm shift. But I really think if we're really trying to think ecologically, and not just sustainably, we have to think about how we're all connected and how these infrastructures, how they influence other people in other parts of the world.
Wilson would have more people taking him seriously if he lived in a building without AC and drove a car without AC. I don't see ANY liberals taking that very small but meaningful action.
When you open your article by telling me you assume your readers are stupid, I realize this article isn’t for me.
I’ll go read something intended for smart people.
I’m willing to bet that this guy had his AC running full-on the entire time he was writing this article.
There's something to be said for designing a house to be replaced every 30-40 years.
-Three prong wiring
-GFCI circuits
-true 220v service (instead of doubled 110v from the pole)
-More than one or two electrical outlets per room
-Wired backup generator
-Vinyl or aluminum framed windows
-Tempered glass panes
-multiple bathrooms
-foam insulation
-vapor barriers
-modern HVAC
--including radiant floor heating and cooling
-Garages in front instead of behind the house
-Cat 5 network cables wired throughout
-wired security systems
-etc.
Well here goes AC. Sweat to death in southern summers back on the menu. 😣
Yahoo...you’re not that smart.
I invite Danny Crichton to write another article about this after spending a summer in the deep, humid South without AC.
Sorry, but you can prey A/C out of my cold dead hands!! A/C in Florida caused Florida to boom... It would still be a swamp mostly...
Wilson is a moron. I’m guessing the cost of AC is why it took so long to be accepted.
When lived in daBronx before we moved to Rockland County we’d spend summers in the Catskills. The area went into decline by the 70’s. When they demolished the Concord resort about 15 yrs ago there were rumors Donald Trump was going to negotiate with the Mohawks to build a new resort and casino there and enter into a joint venture with the nearby Monticello Raceway but that never materialized. The seasoned citizens who lived there all their lives would say air conditioning killed the Catskills.
A/C is one of those proofs that God loves us. Felt that way for 40 years before moving to Fl.
Try running a hospital without AC. People who advocate stuff like this ought to be tossed off bridges.