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carbocation
on Dec 11, 2013
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Skin breakdown/decubitus ulcers, fungal infections, fecal-oral auto-transmission, attraction of parasite-carrying organisms, etc.
md224
on Dec 11, 2013
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Yeah, you can argue these as points in the sense that they may lead to a decreased life span, which means less time enjoying your state of bliss. There's a possible utilitarian angle here.
aaronem
on Dec 12, 2013
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I wonder whether the field of philosophy has a term of valence equivalent to that of "architecture astronaut".
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