You jumped to some extreme conclusions here.

Wanting to live with someone purposely on the same schedule or purposely on a shifted schedule both have to do with job class.

Same if you care about if they will be working from home or not. Having someone around literally all the time can be really great or really awful depending on your personality

Filtering out students or non students is also extremely reasonable and is related to job class (full time/part time)

The one time I will ever suggest this: A broker makes their income off you signing a lease. They go way the fuck out of their way to find you a roommate to close the deal. Some of the bigger firms have a fucking database of clients looking for roommates and basically are a matchmaking service masquerading as a broker service.

You should never have to pay a broker fee just because some landlord is a lazy piece of shit who can’t post on Craigslist themselves. But if you actually need the full services of one they do actually provide value.

Twice I have used a broker to find me a roommate. I had a list of requirements like general income, job class, gender, etc. and both times they found me one or two people I was signing a lease with in less than a couple weeks

This is called whataboutism. Problem A is somehow not bad or notable because of problem B. It is a logical fallacy that increases the mental energy to actually initiate problem solving by lessening all problems down and constantly redirecting focus.

Given the scale of our society it should be, and is, possible to care about and solve multiple problems without putting people down over which ones they talk about or care about.

People say layering and you hear “wear a sweater under your jacket”

Layering also means a layer under your shirt and a layer under your pants. Your legs are more surface area at more angles than your core. At those temperatures I usually wear long underwear under my jeans or pants and I also usually wear flannel-lined pants or jeans instead of thinner ones.

Also a hat and scarf or balaclava under your jacket hood and collar. This is all layering.

The last bit, some jackets and pants are more windproof than others. I have a Patagonia nano puffy just like everyone else in Boston for regular weather. But on days like this I’ll wear my full ski jacket shell to break the wind better