I've had family over and ended up turning rooms into temporary bedrooms.
Basically, these things happen rarely enough that it is not such a crisis to put a little effort and adapt to them.
Whereas the drag of being prepared for every situation all the time is constant.
> a communal signal that there's a spare bed for friends and family if they ever need it.
This is true.
> The social signalling is worth the price of admission for the home owner.
I don't think you can just flat-out say this. The opportunity cost of an unused room is pretty terrific.
It might be bearable if you're wealthy, but most people are not. It also might be bearable if you LOVE hosting, can't get enough of it, it's what gets you up in the morning, but for most people it's not.
So you just stating that it's worth it without any further justification is actually an example of my point which is how the opportunity costs of these things are routinely ignored.
I've had family over and ended up turning rooms into temporary bedrooms.
Basically, these things happen rarely enough that it is not such a crisis to put a little effort and adapt to them.
Whereas the drag of being prepared for every situation all the time is constant.
> a communal signal that there's a spare bed for friends and family if they ever need it.
This is true.
> The social signalling is worth the price of admission for the home owner.
I don't think you can just flat-out say this. The opportunity cost of an unused room is pretty terrific.
It might be bearable if you're wealthy, but most people are not. It also might be bearable if you LOVE hosting, can't get enough of it, it's what gets you up in the morning, but for most people it's not.
So you just stating that it's worth it without any further justification is actually an example of my point which is how the opportunity costs of these things are routinely ignored.