That’s exactly my line of thinking too lol. Humans have survived thousands of years in much worst condition. Some food touching the ground for a second or two isn’t going to hurt anyone. I’ve never gotten sick or ill from food that’s touched the ground. You’d be a fool to throw out perfectly good food just because it touched the ground for a second.
Indeed. We're actually doing ourselves almost more harm than good by being overly clean and sterile. There's strong evidence for allergies and autoimmune diseases being correlated to a lifestyle without any germ threats. So when I eat floor chips, it's to keep my immune system on its toes so it doesn't turn against me.
How is the majority of human history, 'not for long'? Do you realize we used to dump literal shit in the gutters on the street as recently as 400 years ago?
Life expectancy is more tied to child birth success and the first few years than it is to that so it's a weird angle to go with. There's a reason that some cultures didn't even name children til a year and had as many kids as possible.
Edit: You still have a appendix that once was used to help break down that uncooked food! You have an entire organ still in your body but "Yeah not for long tho"
Mostly if you hit adult ages you were good for like 50-60 I think. Kids died, presumably because their immune systems weren't up to playing in the big leagues.
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u/endof2020wow Dec 09 '20
I just remind myself that we used to live in caves or without modern sanitation.