while the thermostat ALSO displays the present room temperature, and you just glossing past the idea that nobody’s going to notice.
Thing is, that idea only pops up in your post. @Krudler@lemmy.world doesn’t say anywhere in their post that people could see the current temperature, just that they stopped complaining once they had a control they could set to the temperature they wanted. That’s how most thermostats worked back in the day. There was no “It’s currently 62.5°F” display in action. If you felt hot, you set the thermostat to a lower temp. If you felt cold, you did the opposite.
Thing is, that idea only pops up in your post. @Krudler@lemmy.world doesn’t say anywhere in their post that people could see the current temperature, just that they stopped complaining once they had a control they could set to the temperature they wanted. That’s how most thermostats worked back in the day. There was no “It’s currently 62.5°F” display in action. If you felt hot, you set the thermostat to a lower temp. If you felt cold, you did the opposite.