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I built my house with a good HVAC system. It's always 22C in Campinas to me. Hehe thanks

I wonder, does your HVAC system work without power? Considering that any electric grid might just collapse when everyone flips on their air conditioning in 49 °C heat?

I have a solar cell grid system barely auto sufficient in power generation.

Brazil does great in solar radiation, I'm only not 100% off grid yet because my wife have an EV.

It's not just increased demand. The typical power generator is a heat engine and an important part of heat engines is cooling. In the case of electric power generation you need to condense the steam back to water. You need water below a certain temperature in order to do that. If your river or lake gets too hot - you have to shut the unit down.

Typical middle to upper class Brazilian mentality.

I got mine, who cares if the world burns? I can’t save it.

I don’t blame you, the mess Brazil is in seems irresolvable. But this sentence is deeply low in empathy.

Source: am Brazilian

Exactly! I simply don't care.

Brazilians are corrupt in its essence, government and justice are just a direct reflection of ourselves.

In fact, 300k years of history of hypocrisy. Earth will be better off without us here.

I just want to see the world burn, but in a 22C room with a big screen as long as possible.

Careful you get what you wish for.

Why would you have any empathy? Last few years I actually felt a bit of pride in my nationality but that's gone now. All that's left is a crushing hopelessness.

Daniel Plainview mode is the only reasonable way to live as a brazilian. You just want to make enough money and get away from everyone, get away from the society that disgusts you.

What a lovely ending Plainview had.

There are many ways to live with tragedy. Becoming a cynic is just one of them.

Lovely indeed. Much better fate than what the vast majority of brazilians will ever experience.

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