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Being either cold or sweating 24/7 unless you won the geography lottery
Persia out there inventing windcatchers and icehouses tbf
Persian luxury tech OP, please nerf
True. There were a lot of construction practices that were much better suited to their environments than what we have now as well. But as someone who lives in the US southeast... yeah I wouldn't have wanted to be here.
I wish I let a new religion control my once incredible society and drive it into the ground!
Oh, wait, that's current Persia.
Persia's successes include a significant period under Islam.
When you don't live in constant AC you can tolerate a surprisingly wide range of temps. Houses were also built to have better airflow and adaptability (removable shutters, awnings, textiles, isolated room heating, etc...). There was also more emphasis on personal temperature regulation: layering, hats, airy/sun blocking robes, heated stones, hot water containers, etc...
Outside of extreme weather events, people were probably just as comfortable but with more inconvenience.
My dude 90F+ with 100% humidity suuuuuucks even if you've spent your whole life in it
True, but if it was a truly excruciating habitat humans weren't likely to live there or would have an adapted lifestyle. For example your community is only active around dawn/dusk or travels to better climates in certain seasons or is restricted to coastal villages.
Climate control has convinced us it's totally normal to build homes in hell-scapes where humans have no business living. Like Death Valley CA or anywhere in Ohio.