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I slept on the floor like this too. I read about why we invented beds and it was to lift ourselves up away from insects on the ground. Then we invented floors.

I slept on the floor like this too. I read about why we invented beds and it was to lift ourselves up away from insects on the ground. Then we invented floors. Then carpet and only poor people had wood floors. Now rich people have wood floors and carpet is cheaper so "less high class." Point is: A lot of our style/design choices are made with the explicit intention of costing more money as a way to separate the financial classes. Thus, it's not just to protect their right to live normally, but to protect their status in society.

JauntyHatAngle 7y ago
I think your overall point makes sense, but most people I talk with prefer wooden flooring due to carpet's links with allergies, respiratory conditions, dust/mould/bacteria etc. I'm sure some people link it with a rustic, wealthy style or so, but I would hazard a guess to say most people are choosing it due to health reasons. I certainly always have been.
- p1necone 7y ago
  Another datapoint checking in for choosing wood floors for the health and easy cleaning. I find polished/varnished concrete floors really nice too but with those I'd be worried about hitting my head if I fell over - even wood is relatively softer.
- ImprovedSilence 7y ago
  I wouldn't be too sure about that. Maybe that's your reason for preferring wooden flooring, but I know me and most of my circle prefer it because it's seen as higher quality and more sophisticated than carpet. It's like the exposed brick of suburbia. I've also got no allergies.
- basch 7y ago
  you have nearly all the benefits of wood, without the costs, from lvp/lvt. wood is still about status.
- frosted-flakes 7y ago
  With hard floors, you need to sweep/vacuum pretty much every day, otherwise settled dust just gets re-circulated back into the air. Meanwhile, carpet holds the dust in place, and it stays there until it's sucked up with a vacuum cleaner.

JauntyHatAngle 7y ago

I think your overall point makes sense, but most people I talk with prefer wooden flooring due to carpet's links with allergies, respiratory conditions, dust/mould/bacteria etc. I'm sure some people link it with a rustic, wealthy style or so, but I would hazard a guess to say most people are choosing it due to health reasons. I certainly always have been.

p1necone 7y ago
Another datapoint checking in for choosing wood floors for the health and easy cleaning. I find polished/varnished concrete floors really nice too but with those I'd be worried about hitting my head if I fell over - even wood is relatively softer.
ImprovedSilence 7y ago
I wouldn't be too sure about that. Maybe that's your reason for preferring wooden flooring, but I know me and most of my circle prefer it because it's seen as higher quality and more sophisticated than carpet. It's like the exposed brick of suburbia. I've also got no allergies.
basch 7y ago
you have nearly all the benefits of wood, without the costs, from lvp/lvt. wood is still about status.
frosted-flakes 7y ago
With hard floors, you need to sweep/vacuum pretty much every day, otherwise settled dust just gets re-circulated back into the air. Meanwhile, carpet holds the dust in place, and it stays there until it's sucked up with a vacuum cleaner.