xyz I wouldn't mind living in a cave btw. Have you ever been in one?
Uh… are you familiar with the term "speleology"? I was into it when I was younger. And karst caves and catacombs. So stories about the delights of cave life don't work on me at all — I know the reality from personal experience. Caves with toilets, hot water and central heating?
If the opposite of this approach always won, "we" would end up a civilization that sacrifices every bit of joy on the altar of unconditional progress.
The joy is in utilizing the fruits of progress. Reasonable, of course. With hedonism, certainly.
The humor is that now I am considering options to move from the city "to nature", including caves. But not out of love for primitive life, but because of the political situation. And I am not very happy about it, as I am well aware of the accompanying problems.