Compare space flight/living to signing up to work on an age of exploration clipper ship. Compare scurvy to the various ailments enumerated in the article.
Some small fraction of people are willing to live in discomfort. Either to seek fame and fortune or just because as their status-quo lives aren't fulfilling. Most of these people are men.
Slipper ships were actually one of the most high tech sailing ships of their day, the last generation basically before practical high sea steam ships took over. Was scurvy even an issue by that time ?
Some small fraction of people are willing to live in discomfort. Either to seek fame and fortune or just because as their status-quo lives aren't fulfilling. Most of these people are men.