renzev@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours agoWait, my body's own heat is enough? Always has been.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square111fedilinkarrow-up1325arrow-down183
arrow-up1242arrow-down1imageWait, my body's own heat is enough? Always has been.lemmy.worldrenzev@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours agomessage-square111fedilink
minus-squareVeganPizza69 Ⓥ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·5 hours agoIs there a limit to comfort?
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 hours agoFor me it’s about two hands. That’s where I max out. People can get injured if it’s too cold. They can lose sleep, which is a problem over time. With our level of technology, life doesn’t ever need to hurt.
minus-squareVeganPizza69 Ⓥ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 hours agoExactly. The usual context of “comfort” contains an unsaid word: “sufficient”.
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 hours agoYep. With the understanding that sufficient is different for everyone.
minus-squaresurewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·19 minutes agoBecause you lack the imagination to picture people in significantly different circumstances to yourself.
minus-squareVeganPizza69 Ⓥ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 minutes agoI don’t lack it, I just temper it with statistics. You do know that there’s science on this, right?
Is there a limit to comfort?
For me it’s about two hands. That’s where I max out.
People can get injured if it’s too cold. They can lose sleep, which is a problem over time. With our level of technology, life doesn’t ever need to hurt.
Exactly. The usual context of “comfort” contains an unsaid word: “sufficient”.
Yep. With the understanding that sufficient is different for everyone.
Not that different
Because you lack the imagination to picture people in significantly different circumstances to yourself.
I don’t lack it, I just temper it with statistics. You do know that there’s science on this, right?