I am confident we’re underestimating the role of sun exposure and time spent outdoors in health today. At the very least, there are multiple well-done studies c

I am confident we’re underestimating the role of sun exposure and time spent outdoors in health today. At the very least, there are multiple well-done studies connecting time spent outside with myopia, light exposure with vitamin D levels (which are then linked to everything from covid mortality rates to depression) I also have to say that I bought into the HN idea of “you can fix life indoors” because it’s an attractive idea. Air quality is far lower indoors? Just buy multiple high quality HEPA air filters and a humidifier and perhaps a dehumidifier if needed, and oh you’ll want a high quality CO2 monitor because those levels are likely high as well. Vitamin D? Just take a supplement! Except oh wait, if you’re deficient you’ll need a large amount, so take a bunch… but vitamin D is fat soluble, so now you have hypervitaminosis D which is terrible, so really you should just get your vitamin D levels checked regularly, which is not cheap. Eyesight issues? Eh, sunlight exposure can help prevent that better than anything else we know, but let’s not talk about that, let’s just let everyone ruin their vision by staying in dim rooms and focusing on close objects and then you can get LASIK, but oh wait, that often isn’t permanent and sometimes it gives people dry eyes so bad they kill themselves. Sleep issues, because you don’t get enough sun exposure to regulate your circadian rhythm? Just take an Ambien or similarly powerful drug, if you get side effects you can medicate those away. And so on, and so on, and so on… Everything can be solved through technology and medication, air sensors and supplements and the like.