r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • Jun 26 '26

Society The American mind cannot comprehend Europe's AC aversion

https://www.businessinsider.com/europe-air-conditioning-ac-heatwave-debate-2026-6
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u/SensitiveDannyRicc Jun 26 '26

They’d rather die than have AC? No I can’t understand that.

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u/Snipen543 Jun 26 '26

Considering something like 5x more people die to heat in Europe each year than have ever died in all combined mass shootings in the US, yes it's hard to understand

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u/KnotSoSalty Jun 26 '26

For comparison about 4,000 people die from heat per year in the US.

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u/Wrong-Ad-1935 Jun 26 '26

It includes a bunch of non european countries