Social Awareness

If I didn’t have to see people every day, I wouldn’t shave.

– Frank Jagear

Would you?

Suppose you were caught in a deserted island, would you shave then?  Assume you have access to a razor, running water, heat, and shaving cream.  For me, the answer would greatly depend on whether the temperature and weather were the same or different.  A shaggy mane might be beneficial in the summer.

But it’s not beneficial here.

So that’s introducing variables we don’t want, I guess.  Okay.  What if it turned out that everyone vanished?  You still lived where you live and the water and electricity still ran like it does.  And somehow there was a constant supply of food and toiletries.  But there’s no people.  Would you still shave then?  Would you cut your hair?

My friend Frank says he wouldn’t do either.  Even when I tried to eliminate every variable other than people.  He is quite right, then, when he says that he only does takes care of himself so that he won’t be shunned by society.

I, however, would.  I’d shave every few days: not because I care about what I look like, just because I don’t like the feel of it.  And I’d cut my hair every few months.  Only, because I would only care about comfort, I would shave it (with a 3 or 4) rather than style it.  I wouldn’t change any of my clothes, though.  Those I only wear for comfort.

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hm.  That’s funny: that’s exactly what I do now!

If I didn’t have to see people every day, I wouldn’t shave. – Frank Jagear Would you? Suppose you were caught in a deserted island, would you shave then?  Assume you have access to a razor, running water, heat, and shaving cream.  For me, the answer would greatly depend on whether the temperature and weather…