On: Has Technology Killed the Jewelry Industry?

[wyager]

I don't buy that at all. The parts of our bodies we traditionally cover with clothing aren't actually any more bacteria-ridden than the rest of us, and we already pick up and spread a ton of infectious agents through our hands. I doubt, for example, that sitting down naked on an NY subway chair is any worse than grabbing an NY subway pole without a glove on.

[spullara → wyager]

Considerably better even, since you are unlikely to touch your face with your bum.