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I don't disagree with your broader point, but even hellish places like Phoenix predate A/C.
Humidity is the difference.
Kuala Lumpur, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok, Honolulu, Singapore all predate A/C.
And people still die when they lose A/C in Texas. I don't know what to tell you, that is the reality of what happens.
Again, I don't disagree with your broader point, I'm just pointing out that "People settled there because A/C became available" is factually inaccurate.
the american southwest would be much less settled without it. it's not that nobody went it's that way more people did after.
Houston would not exist in its current form without A/C, same with most of Louisiana and some of Florida. A/C is part of what caused the population boom in these regions.