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Why don't we use awnings anymore (2022)

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AlexErrant ◴[16 Oct 24 00:06 UTC] No.41854344[source]▶
The "Technology Connections" youtube channel recently discussed awnings too. (And it had more or less the same message as this blog.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhbDfi7Ee7k

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malfist ◴[16 Oct 24 00:54 UTC] No.41854624[source]▶
And that has way more details than this. The only why supplied here is "we forgot" and "AC"
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zahlman ◴[16 Oct 24 01:31 UTC] No.41854781[source]▶
The TC video has a lot of details about why awnings are a great idea, and about how other places are still using them and getting good results; but the reasoning offered for why we don't use them any more... still boils down to "we forgot" and "AC".

Because those are the actual reasons.

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1. lesuorac ◴[16 Oct 24 03:25 UTC] No.41855310{3}[source]▶
Well, I think he made a bit of a stronger accusation too then just "AC".

In that, if your property had awnings the implication was it didn't have AC (I guess people can't read/trust a listing) so you needed to remove the awnings to advertise that you had AC.

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2. graemep ◴[16 Oct 24 13:20 UTC] No.41858748[source]▶
Wasting money (as it would requite running the AC more) to show you have money.
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3. sitkack ◴[16 Oct 24 14:39 UTC] No.41859585[source]▶
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorstein_Veblen