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    1 year ago

    Air conditioner then: 2 kilowatts / ton

    Air conditioner now: 0.4 kilowatts / ton

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        You can have a super efficent one that’s reliable. Not gonna be super cheap, though. But they exist, as server rooms and critical infrastructure has to be cooled as well. Mitsubishi Heavy makes stuff like that for example.

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          A way to destroy the earth for temporary profits while guaranteeing the future generations to be screwed because we exploited all the resources in chase of a quick buck?

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          You can buy whatever size AC you want. When you cheap out and buy one that is too small you don’t get to cry “planned obsolescence”. That was your choice, not someone else’s plan.