If sweat is anti-bacterial and doesn’t transmit germs, why do we make a big deal of cleaning things it gets on?

Question

Iv read sweat is naturally cleansing of bacteria, and it only smells because of the interaction with the bacteria. So why do we treat it as such a “gross” thing? I mean you should probably wipe down fluid off stuff because you don’t want it to get on you, but it seems more of a comfort thing than a hygene thing.

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It makes surfaces sticky and fabrics smelly. I want neither on things I own so I clean them.
Plus as sweat rolls down your skin it picks up whatever else is one it. So if I’m outside playing soccer there is bound to be some dirt on my skin as well.