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I think there is a real need to understand how much of a vector our phone screens are. People touch their phones, wash their hands, and then touch their phones
by carbocation 7y ago
I think there is a real need to understand how much of a vector our phone screens are. People touch their phones, wash their hands, and then touch their phones again.
- speedgoose 7y agoYes, we should wash our phones too. It's very simple when the phone is waterproof.
- achamayou 7y agoI suspect cases are even worse. Screens are at least smooth and easy to clean.
- carbocation 7y agoGood point. I go caseless so I just spray both sides of my phone with an alcohol-based solvent and wipe with kimwipes (the same way I clean my glasses). But I certainly haven’t been conditioned to do this as often as I wash my hands.
- mc32 7y agoSporklenz for the phones and keyboards?
- huy-nguyen 7y agoI have a UV sterilizer (phonesoap XL) at home and put my phone and keys in once a day for 15 minutes. No water involved.
- dom96 7y agoThere is also a need to look at it the other way around, what problems are we causing by being overly obsessed with disinfecting everything?
- carbocation 7y agoAre you conflating the overuse of antibacterial soaps (risky, likely harmful), with cleaning surfaces that people touch (helpful, mandated in hospitals)? I'm not talking about keeping children inside instead of letting them play in the dirt. I'm talking about people accidentally exposing themselves to a thin fecal veneer on their phones because of usage patterns.
- SahAssar 7y agoIsn't this true for anything that you regularly touch but don't regularly wash? Like your wallet, your keys, your headphones, your car steeringwheel and on and on. Why single out the phone?
- carbocation 7y agoI single it out because (1) we touch it much more often than anything else, and (2) people often touch it in the bathroom.