@Divinsity It doesn't seem like you care one bit though, based on your posts here. I don't think there is a meaningful difference between you and the people beating the shit out of these pedos.
@Sanjay_Jhewpta@revenant_MMXX Many boomers who went to Woodstock and preached free love voted for Reagan a decade later. It's the same story for Gen X. It's all "fuck the system" until you're bitter, fat, and middle-aged, and start voting based on your sense of entitlement and the chip on your shoulder.
@TheOmniLiberal Props to Al Green for standing up to Trump during the State of the Union, but if you've ever complained about congress being a geriatric facility, you cannot in good conscience oppose him passing the torch to a younger candidate.
So, jokes aside, to understand why the heat is worse in the UK than say Arizona for example, the answer is quite long...
First it's the Humidity, it's far higher here.
The UK's island location and prevailing south-westerly winds bring moist sea air, so heatwaves are often humid rather than dry.
In contrast, many of the hottest US states (e.g., Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico) have dry desert heat where sweat evaporates quickly, so you actually feel cooler despite higher temperatures.
Even humid US regions (like the Southeast) usually have widespread air conditioning to offset it.
Second, the buildings and Infrastructure that we have all are designed to Trap Heat, not Release It.
UK homes are built for cold, damp winters: thick brick/stone walls, heavy insulation, small windows, and designs that retain warmth.
During a heatwave, they turn into ovens, solar gain through windows builds up, and there is poor ventilation or passive cooling features like overhangs, shutters, or light-coloured roofs.
Plus, poor air conditioning: Only about 5% of UK homes have AC (vs. ~90% in the US).
It's not standard because it's rarely needed most of the year, but during spikes it's a nightmare.
Also, retrofitting is expensive and tricky in old terraced houses or listed buildings.
This extended to public transport, schools, offices, and even hospitals as they often lack cooling.
Finally, most importantly, we have zero acclimatisation.
Meaning it's just as hot at night as it is during the day.
Britons aren't physiologically or culturally used to sustained heat.
We're properly white!
So, a sudden jump from typical UK summer temps feels extreme, and the body struggles more without gradual adaptation.
Heatwaves often bring "tropical nights" (temps staying above 20 °C), so homes don't cool down overnight.
You can't sleep, recover, or anything which just compounds fatigue, dehydration, etc.
Drier US heat often cools significantly at night.
That is all topped up with the fact that we have longer summer daylight at the UK's higher latitude meaning more hours of solar heating.
Hope this long explanation that no one wanted clears this right up...
Your brain has disintegrated into battery acid if you think ordering doordash or takeout is the superior choice for avoiding chemicals and eating real whole foods
@KounaraChan It's kind of sad, getting stuck in Hasan's orbit really is a dark path. Trying to emulate his sociopathy will just leave you isolated, and he won't lift a finger to help you.
@ExistentialEnso I saw another tweet predicting that in a year or so, we will see people claiming millions are going to drop dead from glp1-induced complications any day now, just like the vaccine panic. Obviously a huge cope.
Weed and DoorDash is such a life destroying combo, so much so that it has convinced tons of people on here that they are essential services necessary for modern life
@estherzelda0514 It's kind of sad because putting together a pseudo intellectual that it is literally impossible not to spend $20+ on lunch immediately outs you as an imbecile to anyone with basic life skills. Grocery shopping, cooking a lunch at home, and budgeting is not arcane lost knowledge.
@_space_punk_ Yeah obviously CBT cannot solve ongoing, persistent trauma. The far more common scenario is you got punched in the face every time you saw a red balloon in your childhood, and need to learn how to relax around red balloons as an adult now that bracing isn't needed anymore.