>>11631761Interesting question in terms of an optimization problem.
Regular cleaning and hygiene practices will probably prevent people getting sick, but on the other hand it can be argued that reducing exposure to pathogens can actually weaken the immune response of a population as a whole.
Then added to this is the cost/benefit ratio. If we assume doing any cleaning chore is undesirable (who the fuck likes cleaning?) then is the time spent on such activities actually worth the payoff in terms of expected longer life expectancy and quality of life? Somewhere between the two extremes of never cleaning and cleaning non-stop must lie a optimum in terms of pay off. The same question can be applied to exercise as well, if you need to spend one hour a day exercising, for example, is the presumably longer life expectancy going to be equal or greater to the total time spent exercising, assuming that time spent exercising is assigned a zero utility value?
This needs more research. Please get right onto it. Report back with your findings. By Monday. Kthxbye.
