The article seems to be based on a premise that is totally alien to me. I have never showered because I believe it's health-promoting or "necessary" in a medica

The article seems to be based on a premise that is totally alien to me. I have never showered because I believe it's health-promoting or "necessary" in a medical sense. I shower because i) I like it, and ii) I like looking and smelling good. > Why are we washing? Mostly because we're afraid somebody else will tell us that we're smelling I'm actually much more concerned about people thinking I smell bad but not telling me. Which has a tremendous social and romantic cost. And is also, to my mind, plain rude. Being part of society still means sharing physical spaces with other people a lot of the time. The least I can do is make sure I don't stink when doing so. > Some experts believe that everyday showering is based more on a 'social contract' than actual need. Social contracts are good, actually.