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This is an eye-opener, Gary. I have wondered at my cat's - sometimes choice to sit on something uneven and hard, over her cozy cat-bed.) This makes a lot of sense to me. Thank you.

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woo hoo, i have almost no furniture and can't remember what it was like. One day i would love an armchair or couch, and a strong table. but almost always sleep on floor...

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I've done some of these things from time to time. Intuitively. It feels better. Using pipes. Bars. Rocks. Balls. Love the geometry analyses. Beautiful. Stuff. Simplicity. Efficiency.

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What a novel approach! It's interesting that my dance teacher sleeps on the floor. We do a lot of floor engagement in class, often just creative movement of changing levels and rolling around, getting up and down in different ways. This feels to me intuitively true and I love your intro with all the different ways we've been disconnected--of course, the networked villages of 140 or less are my focus. And the phrase 'movement-nutrients' is wonderful! I've been thinking that something's wrong with the idea of pillows, especially the extra high ones. I'm glad to have this sense validated.

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This can be fixed by marrying a masseuse. 🤣

Almost daily I place my hands palms up on the ground, lay my head in my palms and push down hard making circles tearing the fascia. Hurts so good; helps my migraines. Atleast once a week I lay on a rather hard, dual-head massager (on my wood floor, usually in top of a thin area rug). I move the massager around my neck and back while relaxing into it or I move my body over the massager. It pulls the skin and fascia, I hear and feel ripping crackling sounds.

I feel like hard surfaces are too painful to sit or rest on. Wiggling? around on hard surfaces is a good way to pull and stretch fascia.

Thank you for this thought provoking article. 🙏

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This might be right if we were living in pre-industrial times without the illnesses brought about by modern life. But we are not. To apply this to most western people alive today would be sadistic cruelty.

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Katy Bowman is spectacular. Have you seen the video she made a few years ago of her home (and the furniture they don’t have)? She and Jill Miller have really unleashed ideas that aren’t being examined enough in relation to comfort and disease and dis-ease. This was a great article. Thanks so much for exploring!

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Yes, I think I saw it. I know Jill Miller - she is a member of our Vagus Study Group on facebook.

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bingo again my friend!

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Back in mid-1970s an Australian prime minister sloganed "Life Wasnt Meant To Be Easy" while he set about savagely cutting the 'social welfare safety net'...It's corollary was "There's No Such Thing As A Free Lunch !"...Voters loved him...

Meanwhile: ..."Homo Comfort. The Price To Pay For A Life Without Effort Or Constraints", by Stefano Boni, was published in Italian and translated into French by Serge Milan...The book sounds interesting, but still no English translation...A brief review was published at:

philomag.com/livres/homo-comfort

It drew the comment on another site "Creature Comforts are Progress. but there's always a price for Progress"...(Karen Elliot)...

And thanks for informing me of the Dunbar-Number...

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This has turned on a light bulb for me. Thank you. Although I'm not into foam rolling I have been sleeping on the floor for almost a year. It's so much better than a mattress.

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good points! excellent!

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and thank you!

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