>>if all I need is shelter for a day, would I necessarily care whether it lasts more than a week An interesting choice of a metaphor here. If I needed a shelte

>>if all I need is shelter for a day, would I necessarily care whether it lasts more than a week An interesting choice of a metaphor here. If I needed a shelter for a day, I would have bought (or rented) a nice tent. Or booked a room in a proper hotel