The temperature is 98. The humidity is 77. That's a web bulb temperature
of 92. People my age die in those conditions. Few things would be too ugly,
too noisy, and bothersome as a hospital death bed due to organ failure.
Fun fact: The modern air conditioner was invented by Willis Carrier, and the Carrier surname is most common in French-speaking regions. The air conditioner may have been developed by the offspring of Frenchmen.
The divide between elites and the general public is pretty stark if you look at polling on this subject.
Yeah, when a quarter of the population has something, it's not particularly rare. About a quarter of US households own an indoor cat, and plenty of people joke about not liking cats, but almost no one wants to prevent others from having pet cats.