I understand the analysis of the phenomena but I cant help myself thinking it would be the same thing between male friends or brothers… in other words, this is less a sexist move than a wider asshole move from people with sociopathy issues. I don’t say its not a concerning issue… Actually it tells a lot about the society we are suffering right now

This thread renforces my theory that hygienism is a bastard of capitalism. So much useless worries but in the same time so lucrative

Very good explanation.

Remind me the deadly heat wave told in the book The Ministry for the Future when the whole town go to the lake to find freshness and only found jacuzzi conditions

At the time computers were totally useless for everyone but big firms, banks and military. Ads for computers were rare and confined in specialized magazines. For mundane people, computers started to be actually useful (like money earning useful) 20 years latter at least. That’s how I understand your approximative comparison