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It's the kind of thing that's hard to quantify. But we have good reasons why cold weather weakens your immune system with how it effects mucus production. And p
by boomboomsubban 5y ago
It's the kind of thing that's hard to quantify. But we have good reasons why cold weather weakens your immune system with how it effects mucus production. And people with weaker immune systems get sick more often. Therefore, stay warm to reduce chance of illness
- Dylan16807 5y agoUnless it's like half a percent of the base rate, in which case you're wasting effort and failing to enjoy situations for no good reason.
- boomboomsubban 5y agoGetting sick less is a secondary benefit of not getting hypothermia. Being cold isn't really an enjoyable thing.
- Dylan16807 5y ago> Being cold isn't really an enjoyable thing. Sometimes it can be. Sometimes there are tradeoffs. If it was as simple as "don't do the thing you hate", nobody would ever get cold in the first place, regardless of it makes them sick. So it matters whether the sickness effect is negligible or not.
- boomboomsubban 5y ago>Sometimes it can be. Nope. I guarantee people would like skiing more if you were possible at ~70 degrees. Snowmobiles can be fun, but they'd be more fun without the twenty extra layers of clothing you need to put on. Warming yourself by a fire can be nice, but it's the warming that's enjoyable. Being cold sucks. Again, being cold leads to hypothermia. Just wear a coat, it's not that big of a deal.
- Dylan16807 5y agoIf it was as simple as "don't do the thing you hate", nobody would ever get cold in the first place, regardless of it makes them sick.