It annoys me when people are antiseptic to the max. It’s good to get some germs, actually.
-
Similarly, in the opposite direction, we would be expected to be genetically inclined cultivate a healthy environment for our gut biome. Being wholly antiseptic would not be good for this.
i don‘t understand enough about gut biomics (?) to know which indiscretions are necessary to digestion, but is interesting question my sense is, beyond basic disgust instincts, human societies did not practice what I would call ‚germ-theory hygiene‘ until germ theory