[craftinator]

> If pants had been invented in 2018 in order to cure horniness

What if they'd been invented hundreds of years ago to stop the spread of disease, and prevented millions of deaths since then? Curious that you use a weak and hyperbolic analogy when the reality is so readily available.

[mbg721]

Well, you can call me foolish, but I don't think COVID is severe enough to be worth long-term realignment of cultural norms around wardrobe. Most people agree with me, which is why so much of the debate has been based on panic.

[hazza_n_dazza]

i had speculated months ago that perhaps cultures that wear veils and mouth coverings originally did it for health purposes

[nradov]

If that was true, why are only women forced to wear veils? In reality the veils are all about controlling women's sexuality.

[hazza_n_dazza]

you will see that I avoided referencing specific cultres and made claims about the past. too much racism / elitism on HN in some threads, although those issues need to be discussed too.