• throw4w4y5
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    1 year ago

    prisoner’s dilemma. you need the whole city to not be selfish and buy air conditioners in order to make the difference, but once some people cave in and purchase it, eventually everyone will need it.

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      1 year ago

      I mean 2-3 degrees C is probably not a significant difference when temperatures are already in the upper 30s when talking about not using them.

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        1 year ago

        That’s the things, 2-3°C of average difference disturbs the current climate and creates big variations, so in daily life it might be closer to ±5-10°C, depending on the season.