>>441655I know what hypothermia is, and it certainly wasn't caused by cotton, and I'm pretty sure it never will.
Your story is one of those extreme cases where obviously you need some warm and well insulated clothing, and it resulted from a bad decision: so did mine, I thought I'd go faster if I didn't bring my coat, so I faced the Mongolian winter with a fleece only for a 10 minute walk to the next house. Things went well until the snowstorm, I got completely lost, and eventually sprained my ankle. And all the stuff I was wearing, save for wool socks, was synthetic.
Hypothermia kills in certain situations, and in those situations, what you're wearing hardly makes a difference. So yes, for most people in the world, hypothermia certainly isn't a risk, regardless of what they're wearing, and even in most cold places, cotton won't be a problem.
Not everyone lives in the same place as you do and does the same things you do. World is a big place, and your concerns are mostly laughable.
