With a functioning government and society, there should never be anywhere near enough homeless people huddling over subway vents to survive through winter nights for the efficacy of the vent system to ever become a serious concern.
Sure, and you do make a good point. The engineers who designed the vent fixed the problem the only way they could. They don't have the ability to fix the underlying problem, and can only patch the symptoms.
In many ways they're no different from doctors, who patch the symptoms of disease with pharmaceuticals while ignoring the underlying cause of the disease.
With a functioning government and society, there should never be anywhere near enough homeless people huddling over subway vents to survive through winter nights for the efficacy of the vent system to ever become a serious concern.
Sure, and you do make a good point. The engineers who designed the vent fixed the problem the only way they could. They don't have the ability to fix the underlying problem, and can only patch the symptoms.
In many ways they're no different from doctors, who patch the symptoms of disease with pharmaceuticals while ignoring the underlying cause of the disease.