I feel like given the extreme social pressures surrounding maintaining at least the appearance of hygiene standards, it isn’t very likely that people are not doing it because it’s easier. It’s definitely not easier to not be able to hold a job or be readily accepted in public as you would if you hadn’t showered or washed your clothes in a while.
There are plenty of remote work or low face to face jobs out there.
You know as well as I that there are people, who are not dealing with mental health issues, that neglect at least some basic hygenic routines.
If you want, you can go with the emotional route of:
They should care about how their hygiene could negatively effect others. But it is easier to not care about how their hygiene could result in somebody getting sick, because then they would have to change their lifestyle so they don’t feel guilty.
i dont know that actually. as far as i know the few people ive ever known who struggled with their hygiene like you describe has been either homeless or mentally ill.
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I feel like given the extreme social pressures surrounding maintaining at least the appearance of hygiene standards, it isn’t very likely that people are not doing it because it’s easier. It’s definitely not easier to not be able to hold a job or be readily accepted in public as you would if you hadn’t showered or washed your clothes in a while.
There are plenty of remote work or low face to face jobs out there.
You know as well as I that there are people, who are not dealing with mental health issues, that neglect at least some basic hygenic routines.
If you want, you can go with the emotional route of:
They should care about how their hygiene could negatively effect others. But it is easier to not care about how their hygiene could result in somebody getting sick, because then they would have to change their lifestyle so they don’t feel guilty.
i dont know that actually. as far as i know the few people ive ever known who struggled with their hygiene like you describe has been either homeless or mentally ill.
It may not be a relateable example to you then.
You could also take a look at people who think immigrants are lesser than Americans™️.
If immigrants had the same standing as Americans™️ in their worldview, it would be very hard to justify the cruelty the govt is enacting on them.
Innocent until proven guilty and all that.
It is easier to just call them all criminals and turn a blind eye to the injustices.