Things to do before we even *talk* about AC:
Ban private jets
Invest in public transit everywhere & reduce reliance on cars & therefore on gas
Improve recycling infrastructure & force companies to use glass bottles for soft drinks
Mind your own fucking business when folks are trying to survive
"Yeah but A/Cs do contribute to climate change and--" Look, the time to have this conversation is not during a record heat wave. Air conditioning is going to literally save lives this week.
I don't want to hear shit about managing/curtailing AC use until they regulate Bitcoin mining and shut that shitcdown *entirely* when there is any kind of energy strain.
Yeeeeep
Like the oil CEOs, they don't give a damn if they drive us to extinction if they can enjoy 5 minutes as a rich person
Unlike the oil CEOs, most of them are just tools who will never make any significant money of their own
Right?? Fiction is and always has been an essential tool for understanding ourselves & the world around us, and also for giving us hope & reason to live
And it's exciting that one of mine is on your TBR!! I hope you'll love it when you get there 🥰