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War on AC: ‘Air-conditioning is unhealthy, bad, miserable, & sexist’ – ‘Dependence on air conditioning & intolerance of heat is a First World learned behavior’

Atlantic Mag writer:

https://twitter.com/TaylorLorenz/status/1147879487121559553

https://uproxx.com/viral/air-conditioning-debate/

A Debate Over Whether Air Conditioning Should Be Banned Has People Fired Up

As summers feel like they’re growing increasingly warmer (and people are talking climate change), Americans are relying more and more on air conditioning to stay cool — compared to say, even three or four decades ago. And for many office workers, this can lead to aggressively frigid temperatures.

The New York Times recently published an op-ed titled “Do Americans Need Air-Conditioning?” which makes the argument that our dependence on air conditioning and intolerance of the heat is a First World learned behavior. Yet, the author also acknowledges that women tend to have more of an aversion to chilly offices than men.

It’s not difficult to see things from both perspectives, however the debate took on a whole new life when Atlantic writer Taylor Lorenz weighed in on Sunday. “Air-conditioning is unhealthy, bad, miserable, and sexist,” she wrote, tweeting the article. “I can’t explain how many times I’ve gotten sick over the summer because of overzealous AC in offices,” adding the hashtag “#BanAC.”

Lorenz added a few more tweets elaborating on her point, but it seems to have fallen to deaf ears. Because as it shockingly turns out, people have very strong opinions when it comes to air conditioning and personal comfort, and many sounded off accordingly.

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NYT: Do Americans Need Air-Conditioning?

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