Welcome to the Unpopular Opinion community!
How voting works:
Vote the opposite of the norm.
If you agree that the opinion is unpopular give it an arrow up. If it's something that's widely accepted, give it an arrow down.
Guidelines:
Tag your post, if possible (not required)
Rules:
1. NO POLITICS
Politics is everywhere. Let's make this about [general] and [lemmy] - specific topics, and keep politics out of it.
2. Be civil.
Disagreements happen, but that doesn’t provide the right to personally attack others. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Please also refrain from gatekeeping others' opinions.
3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.
Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.
4. Shitposts and memes are allowed but...
Only until they prove to be a problem. They can and will be removed at moderator discretion.
5. No trolling.
This shouldn't need an explanation. If your post or comment is made just to get a rise with no real value, it will be removed. You do this too often, you will get a vacation to touch grass, away from this community for 1 or more days. Repeat offenses will result in a perma-ban.
Instance-wide rules always apply. https://legal.lemmy.world/tos/
Where do you live, and do you no exercise? I walk to work, get a ride home, go to yoga or take a long Pokemon Go walk or lift weights, no way am I crawling into bed without a shower.
If you are dead idle and living in a cold dry place, sure. But I don't think that is most of the world.
ETA: I saw the comment below about rinsing, not washing. I am not using soap everywhere every day, no. More of a rinse off.
Upvoted for unpopular lol
Washing everyday can be excessive. rinsing everyday is good.
What's the average humidity where you live? Warm, humid climates make more sweaty people.
I have a disability and cannot not shower every morning. It's also 35-40 degrees here most of the year. I cycle around town. I also don't need much water, I get myself wet, put shampoo, rinse, turn tap off again, lather, on, face was, rinse, off. I probably use five litres or less than that.
I'll say that Navy Showers should be the norm. Also makes it easier to end the shower instead of standing there at the end.
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, water heating is typically the second-largest energy expense in homes (after space heating).[2]
A ten-minute shower takes as much as 230 liters (60 U.S. gal) of water, while a navy shower usually takes as little as 11 liters (3 U.S. gal)
Showers really should work like dishwashers. Basically fill a reservoir, filter, re-heat, and recirculate that water a few times. Could also slowly drain and replace a bit of it throughout or have discrete wash/rinse cycles.
Most of the water used when I shower is just standing there because the hot water is relaxing.
This is not how all people shower? Huh. The only reason I leave the water running might be because I'm so sore that I need to to loosen up my cramped muscles.
Interesting. I might try this.
As former Navy, a Navy shower is all you actually need. Unless I am having a stressful day or week I take a Navy shower. If it a stressful day or week I turn the temperature up as much as I can stand and let it relax me. A sauna would probably work better, but I don't have that option.
Washing your hair every day is excessive, but showering? Dunno about you but I exercise daily and I take a shower after because I am sweaty.
Washing your hair every day is excessive, but showering?
Speak for yourself. I shower every morning just to get my hairstyle back. I always look like I've been zapped with 10.000 Volts when I wake up and nothing else aside from warm water and shampoo helps. And I don't even have long hair.