[tbrownaw]

Have we ever actually tried?

[guizadillas]

I actually live in a city that usually gets over 50 degrees Celsius for weeks and we pay a LOT on energy just to keep the A/C on. I don't think it is sustainable for the whole world and I'm afraid of what will happen here once we reach higher temps.

[tardedmeme]

Yes. You can try right now, in the Sahara desert

[red369]

Central Europe looks like it would have been lovely!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Interglacial#/media/File:...

The linked picture is just an artist's interpretation, not a photo, and I assume you were mostly joking too. I think we agree that it's not a good idea to hurry in warming the planet.

[rationalist]

A steamy, stuffy jungle without airconditiong might be a more appropriate example.

[tbrownaw]

I don't think the local plants and animals there match what used to be typical around the world prior to our current ice age.