> But it must be asked whether it makes sense at all to live in places where reasonable comfort requires advanced technology.
One aspect is that the US (and other countries) follow a mostly Northern European way of life even in tropical or otherwise hot areas.
For instance, having to wear a suit to work in a glass office in Florida makes no sense and happens because of a disconnect between the dominant culture and the local environment, and modern technology makes this disconnect persist because they can, in this case, just install AC and keep the suit (and the glass walls).
One aspect is that the US (and other countries) follow a mostly Northern European way of life even in tropical or otherwise hot areas.
For instance, having to wear a suit to work in a glass office in Florida makes no sense and happens because of a disconnect between the dominant culture and the local environment, and modern technology makes this disconnect persist because they can, in this case, just install AC and keep the suit (and the glass walls).