We live in a world where people have a honestly skewed view of basic needs.
If you ask everyone, they include multiple things like electricity, PCs, plus even a/c as “basic” needs.
I remember taking a class in private school that focused on “wants vs needs”. This seems like it would be a honestly easy class but it was more interesting that one would think. We studied the evolving thought process of society plus their perception of a want or a need. Take for instance those who fled war torn Europe after the world war, one of their basic needs was freedom. If you ask a mother during the depression the same question he may have said food for his children. Today’s society is honestly different. We now live in a world where things like electricity, clean water, plus food are taken for granted, however don’t get me wrong, I love living in my own home with all the comforts that come with it. When it is ninety degrees, I too, would agree that my Heating plus A/C system is a basic need. I hate to be overheated plus overheated but when I guess about those who live in regions of the world who have never even heard of a/c plus have to rely on fires for heat in the winter. I can simply adjust my thermostat plus be comfortable. We are honestly spoiled in our society with what my friend and I might call creature comforts. I am thankful for them indeed. When I consider what is honestly a need or a want, I know that I don’t “need” my a/c units, but, I do “want” them for sure.