These outdoor heaters are stupid and a waste of electricity

https://lemmy.world/post/44598022

Those particular ones might be a waste of energy, but outdoor heaters like that in general are great for in front of hotels, and in the vestibule for doormen at clubs or valets
I’ll agree that they have very specific locations where they have reasonable use cases, but the vast majority of where they’re located are a waste. Like you mentioned, specifically somewhere with dry desert conditions, where it can get very cold at night rapidly where people are tourists and not dressed properly.