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amenotef, in People from the "hotter" regions, how do you deal with the heat?
@amenotef@lemmy.world avatar

Barcelona A/C all the day at 24C (25C or 26C when sleeping). However to me it’s been always hot here. So I’m not particularly suffering this summer more than the others.

Minarble, in What does an ideal world look like to you?

Pretty much just Australia if it perfected itself to its potential, equalised out a bit better and stopped trying to be a mini America. Maybe a few less spiders.

basketsandhoes, in what's something you watched because the poster made it look awesome and it turned out really lame?

I don’t know if it quite counts… But I’d say basically every single NES game, and most other early games. Man… Incredible box art back then… But damn if that box art had anything whatsoever to do with the actual game.

gumpy, in Lemmy, what are your "missed flight" stories?

“sir, that flight was yesterday”

fiat_lux,

Oof. Such a simple sentence with such a painful impact.

SpeedLimit55, (edited ) in Getting Over a Breakup

It takes time, your favorite music, whiskey, friends, food, pot, exercise, tobacco, sunshine, sports, chili cheese fries, boat rides or whatever you like. Just do you for a while!

Edit: Do everything in moderation

atzanteol,

With the caveat that many of these things should be done in moderation. Abusing drugs and alcohol will make things worse.

atzanteol,

With the caveat that many of these things should be done in moderation. Abusing drugs and alcohol will make things worse.

LazyViking,

That is simply your opinion

unicorn,

I would not recommend addictive and harmful habits like smoking tobacco/pot and drinking as a coping mechanism, it can go real bad and can make it harder to get out of that hole again.

ada, in People from the "hotter" regions, how do you deal with the heat?
@ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Honestly, I just love the heat. I strip down to as few layers as possible, put a fan on, and that’s pretty much it. Even when it gets really hot, I still find that easier than the cold. The question I really want to know is how do people deal with the cold!

Prefix,

Oof. I don’t know how you do it. I can deal with a dry heat but humidity just slays me.

ada,
@ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

I mean, I prefer dry heat over humid, but I’ll take either over the cold

moreeni,

Warm clothes, they are nice and make you comfy. When you’re at home, putting on a big blanket and some warm tea feels great. Heaters are also a thing

ada,
@ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

I can’t stand layers of clothing or stuffy indoor air, so both of those are worse than being hot for me

miss_brainfart,
@miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml avatar

how do people deal with the cold

The good old you can always add more layers. The coldest temperature I ever experienced in my region was -26°C, the hottest just over 40. Between the two, I much prefer the former.

But then again, it just boils down to what you’re used to. Our winters have always been on the harsher side, and I’m not even far up north.

Every new heatwave has me holding on for dear life. Judging by recent years, my body will have to adapt sooner than later, otherwise I’m going to have a really bad time going forward.

ada,
@ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

The good old you can always add more layers

This is the main reason I don’t like cold weather. I hate layers! :)

LwL,

My issue with hot weather is that around 25°C i run out of layers to remove to stay comfortable, and I can’t even get to that point if I’m anywhere outside my own home because running around naked in public is sadly not socially acceptable. So when temps reach 35 outdoors I just feel like dying as even indoors tends to heat up to >30 if the temps stay for a few days.

Pokethat,

Yeah unfortunately as cultures get air conditioners, they can take more heat as a society, but individually most people don’t ever truly be hot adapted. Then you get a place where people run from their ACd job to their ACd carto their ACd grocery store and finally get to heir ACd house.

VelvetStorm, in What does an ideal world look like to you?

Seems like you want a solar punk society. That’s pretty much what I would want too.

Locuralacura, in What does an ideal world look like to you?

Meditation, study, gardening, self improvement are paid jobs. We’ve given freedom to those who are able to use it in a responsible manner. Hard labor is a 4 to 5 hour gig that we take turns doing, not because we are forced to, but because we understand the necessity and value of the work. Work is not seen as something we must do to have a house and food, but it is seen as participating in our society.

Compassion, tolerance, and freedom are primal virtues.

Personally I love work, I love the feeling of charity, I love learning how to better myself.

x4740N,
@x4740N@lemmy.world avatar

I still disagree with the capitalism though

Locuralacura,

Sure. It’s just, communism is not an answer. It’s human nature that fucks up these systems. We need to address human nature

luthis, in What would happen if we put a giant glass tinted dome over each city?

Is this a viable solution to way to avoid the effects of climate change? It’s unrelated. The whole thing is to emit less carbon. If the dome does that, then yes.

Would it be cooler in the dome? Dude, domes are very cool. That’s why chrome-dome is such a compliment. In terms of temperature, probably not. Heat needs to dissipate, and any sealed area is going to maintain thermal momentum more than an open space. Unless you started out cold, then it would stay cold for longer than an open space.

Would there be any negative repercussions? Yes. But you’ll have to be more specific. It would be a huge undertaking that probably wouldn’t be possible, emit lots of carbon, probably be protested by a lot of people, huge waste of resources, etc etc. Not to mention this experiment has been attempted many times and never been successful.

Would clouds form inside the dome? Could it rain in the dome? If it was big enough, and therefore yes.

Would the rain be more toxic than usual because car fumes wouldn’t dilute as well? How big do you want this dome to be?? It would have to be absolutely massive to make it worth having cars inside.

Could outside lightning break the dome if it got struck? Well, it’s going to be pretty thick isn’t it, so unlikely. It would blacken and melt the glass over time. But at the scale you’re suggesting, it’s essentially a mountain that would peak above the clouds.

Would there be a single point in the dome that the sunlight would be directed to that everyone would just have to avoid, else they just burst into flame? As … fun as it would be to be smitten by the sun, I expect the glass would be so thick, it would be quite dim inside so, I don’t think so.

OceanSoap, in People from the "hotter" regions, how do you deal with the heat?

I’m in Phoenix. It was 112°f here today. It’s hot as balls.

However, I’m immensely more comfortable in this heat than I was when visiting Germany last summer when it was in the high 70’s. The difference is the humidity. I was constantly sweating, soaking everything while I was over there. Here? I get a little sweaty at 100°, sometimes. Our power infrastructure is pretty solid, so lots of air conditioner.

monobot,

Yes, current problem in Eastern Europe is not temperature but humidity, Dew Point to be precise it is 20-22C (~72F).

TheButtonJustSpins, in People from the "hotter" regions, how do you deal with the heat?

In FL: Air conditioning.

In HI: Breezes, fans.

intensely_human, in People from the "hotter" regions, how do you deal with the heat?

I’ve discovered that if I have one little air conditioned place I can go, then I don’t actually need to be in it for it to be a relief.

Just knowing that after this day in the year I’ll have a place to cool off really helps.

metic, in What does an ideal world look like to you?
@metic@kbin.social avatar

Networked, autonomous local communities.

Drinvictus, in What does an ideal world look like to you?

Where the billionaires pay their fair share in taxes

Nobug404,

There just aren’t any billionaires.

0x4E4F, in What does an ideal world look like to you?
@0x4E4F@lemmy.fmhy.ml avatar

Mine consides with yours, except it’s a bit more techy. We’d still need someone to grow food for everyone on the planet, and that’s where robots come in… and for everything else that is just tedious or repetitive to do. We’d also need central coordination regarding things like solar panel control, or nuclear power plant control, so a central AI will most probably dominate on all devices.

There is no currency, we have an advanced socialist society. We don’t have polititians, we have “shamans” (people that guide the rest and keep the social piece, as well as uphold the values of the society). These people are not chosen by elections, they’re groomed from youngsters to be leaders and embedded with the values this society upholds the most. Of course, they’re carefully screened and chosen, based on certain tests that all children have to take, and scored on that (compassion and other highly valued human traits that are considered weaknesses in today’s society, leadership skills, etc.).

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