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Stop bringing your phone in the shower: How steam can ruin 'waterproof' phones (www.engadget.com)
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[–] 7 points 1 week ago (30 children)

If this is you, seek help. You have a problem.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 week ago (26 children)

    I guess I'm a monster for liking a podcast going in the shower? THE HORROR!!

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  • [–] 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    Yeah, seems like a weird highhorse to sit on.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    There are people who think putting the cart back is some sort of character determining virtue signal so yeah, people are going to obsess about pretty much anything

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago* (1 child)

    Not putting the cart back inconveniences other people. Listening to your phone in the shower, or not, hurts no one. Not the same level of "petty" issue at all. One is trying to make a simple part of society better and the other is deciding how others spend their time at home.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (7 children)

    How long do you spend in the shower? Do you have time to turn off your brain for 5–10 minutes? I recommend it from time to time. Sometimes I even drive to work, or especially from work, without any audio on. It's surprisingly relaxing.

    But maybe I'm talking to one of the generations who grew up with mobile phones. I imagine it's harder for them.

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  • [+] 0 points 1 week ago* (4 children)
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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (2 children)

    Alright, man. As long as you get some type of down time, that sounds great. 👍

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (1 child)

    I deleted that because sounded way too pissy, apologies. I definitely don't get enough time away but I have been actively trying and have noticed my brain feels clearer and calmer. Some days I do want the endless distraction though and I think that's totally fine, as long as it isn't every day. I did have nonstop something going for a few years and I didn't realize how miserable and forgetful I was

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago

    I deleted that because sounded way too pissy, apologies.

    Ah, gosh, you didn't have to delete it just because you felt it was "pissy" 😅 No worries 🫶

    Yeah, we all have different situations and mindsets, and brain needs. I'm happy if you're happy. Take care!

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  • [–] 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (9 children)

    A whole lot of judgy comments throughout this thread. I've been bringing my phone into the shower for the past 15 years, and quit bagging them since all the flagship handsets were IP67 rated or stronger.

    I accept the liability of it, and it has not been a problem for me by and large, and I have no regrets.

    I would estimate as much as 5% or 8% of my phone use has been standing there in an enjoyably hot shower and listening to podcasts or puzzling through some idea (building an estimated moving cost to relocate to another market for example, and all its tax implications) or catching up on all the personal correspondence that I had ignored for the day.

    If that makes me a monster, at least I'll be an specially clean one.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    lol not a monster, but maybe clean yourself up for 5–10 minutes, then sit down in your couch or in a chair and do the things you mentioned, instead of standing in the shower.

    Treat your brain to a relaxing time of cleaning yourself. We need that time off of everything that the human brain didn't evolve for, but we've been cleaning ourselves forever.

    If you have time to do all that in the shower, you have time to do it out of the shower. You could hardly be saving time by doing it in the shower lol.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    As other have said, not a monster problem.

    But I would question my relation to my work if I can't stop it even while taking a shower. We're not built to be working every seconds we're awake.

    Now, you're a grown ass adult so you do you boo. But maybe try to take a step back, just to check if you can. Work can be an addiction too.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Hot water is pretty expensive. Even if you are not worried about the phone, you may want to consider the impact on the environment (and your finances).

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  • [–] 1 point 3 days ago

    Electricity for heating water (tankless) under my roof is approximately 18% of our total consumption, averaged across the months, which cost roughly $25 max, in my market. You're right that I could aggressively reduce my consumption there and probably cut that number in half.

    It is absolutely a luxury I am affording myself in this chapter of my life and hopefully in all the other chapters, too, especially if we add on solar capacity to the house.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    I mean, I just set my phone just outside the shower and turn the volume up a touch. Once upon a time I had a weatherproof bag I'd seal my phone in that was originally meant for a solar powered flashlight for emergency use. The bag was triple sealed and I doubt any steam reached the phone.

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