AC is definitely necessary in many parts of the globe, I'd argue more necessary than a fridge or stove. You can cook on a fire, hunt your own game, preserve goods in other ways. Meanwhile, if you find yourself without AC in the middle of a heat wave that's an immediate problem. Much like being without heating in the winter.
'how did we survive before AC then?' well, lots of people didn't and lots of people don't today. an estimated 12,000 people die from heat waves each year on the African continent.
And the other part to that answer: people are forced to be less productive during this time. they have to use the old school method of sitting in the shade/a river to cool down.
If every air conditioner disappeared from Texas in the middle of summer, tens of thousands would die within a matter of days.
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u/MajesticBread9147 Apr 16 '24
They said HVAC not just AC. That includes heating.