A surprisingly huge leap forward for the world was air conditioning. Singapore's...

		thehappypm on April 30, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Shipping containers are falling overboard at a rap... A surprisingly huge leap forward for the world was air conditioning. Singapore's founding father, Lee Kuan Yew, said it was essential for his country's development. Without AC a huge swath of the world would still be seen by the West as this uninhabitable, uncivilized jungle.

And made sure it was installed in every government building. Otherwise productivity would suffer.