Blankets have been around for a very long time. They have been the go-to item people with a desire for warmth and comfort. This has all changed as of recently. Since the invention of the Snuggie, many things in our culture has changed because of it. It is not just a blanket with sleeves that fits perfectly over your body and caresses you ever so gently. It is an item that has redefined warmth/coziness and heating bills, and it has granted people total freedom of their hands while also providing warmth. It has helped improve relationships with significant others, babies, and pets.
The invention of the Snuggie is supposed to help you save money on your heating bill. This shows us that society is concerned with their spending. People are willing to save every cent possible wherever they can. This may mean there has been an increase in stinginess throughout the years. It may also mean that people are smarter about how they spend money and are more aware of ways to lower their bills.
Snuggies have changed the meaning of warmth and comfort. Blankets offer warmth to people who plan on staying mostly stationary for a good amount of time. Snuggies allow you to prance about, free as can be, and stay very comfortable and warm. This reveals to us the value society puts on convenience. Blankets do a very satisfactory job of keeping people warm, but society felt there was still something missing, convenience. This not only shows us societies thirst for convenience, but also its strive to make good things better and never stop improving.
While snuggling with a significant other under a blanket is nice, snuggling with Snuggies on is better. What if the blanket is too small, or one of you is a blanket thief? That leaves one person without the pleasures of proper warmth. This may also lead to an argument, because of the frustrations of being inadequately warmed and/or being screwed by the other people. Arguments like these are never good for relationships. They leave both parties feeling down in the dumps. Luckily, society decided that they value healthy relationships and will do anything possible to make sure couples are happy.
Snuggies may seem like no big deal, and may seem just like any other blanket. This just simply is not true. Snuggies have had an effect on our culture and the way in which we think about comfort and heat. It has benefited relationships across the world by allowing them supreme comfort while snuggling and reducing the amount of arguments between partners over silly, solvable issues. It has also helped decrease heating bills in every household that has invested in the technology of the snuggie. All of these benefits provided by the Snuggie show us the values of society. It tells us what the people in this particular period in time feel the standards of comfort in blankets should be.
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