Timeline for Social effects of super senses
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| Jan 18, 2022 at 3:49 | comment | added | Otkin | There is no need to be so agitated. I was indeed a little bit confused whether you were talking about humans like us or beings with super senses. Your wording is somewhat unclear in your comment. If I misunderstood you, I apologise. It still does not change the fact that you seem to be overestimating the value of your own cultural sensibilities. At this point, I am also not sure if you are talking about frequent showers and deodorants (which I commented about originally) or more general cleanliness. | |
| Jan 17, 2022 at 17:38 | comment | added | Amadeus | @Otkin You do realize this question is specifically about super senses, don't you? Dogs can easily distinguish between menstruating and non-menstruating women. Heck, they can reliably tell the difference between a few cancer cells and normal cells; seriously. They can reliably detect Covid in people's sweat even when the people don't know they have it. A dog can sniff out the foot prints on concrete and track the path another dog an hour after the other dog made that path. And yes, they can smell menstruation even through pads or absorbed by a tampon or both. | |
| Jan 17, 2022 at 17:23 | comment | added | Otkin | I am sorry to say it but I think you really need to check your facts. Menstruation does not cause excessive odour unless there is a huge problem. Normally, there is very little actual blood (on average it is only 2-3 tablespoons of blood per cycle) and it does not smell much different from the body. You may be an exceptional person with an extremely developed sense of smell, however, this is not the norm. The absolute majority of people are unable to smell when women are menstruating. | |
| Jan 17, 2022 at 10:46 | comment | added | Amadeus | @Otkin Perhaps, but if olfaction revealed information about us that a large majority would prefer were secret, then we'd likely develop a deodorant to mask it. For example, disease, or menstruation. And I will add that there is a reason besides "marketing" that a super majority of people do shower and deodorize. We don't like stink. In fact that is an evolved response, not a learned response, stink is associated with disease, waste, rot, etc. And just like cats, keeping one's self clean and odor free is an advantage in stealth hunting. | |
| Jan 16, 2022 at 19:23 | comment | added | Otkin | Frequent showers, high air circulation, and deodorants are results of modern sensibilities, which are speculated to be the result of advertising rather than anything else. Olfactory fatigue is very real and it does not take long to stop noticing a lot of smells and odours after being exposed to them for a while. Other senses are no different. People learn to ignore certain stimuli that do not carry any important information. | |
| Jan 16, 2022 at 14:57 | history | answered | Amadeus | CC BY-SA 4.0 |