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Because you stated that this line of thinking was paranoia? Which is at odds with germ theory? Because it isn't paranoia to note that a sick person using the ba
by burnished 3y ago
Because you stated that this line of thinking was paranoia? Which is at odds with germ theory? Because it isn't paranoia to note that a sick person using the bathroom could spread disease even if they close the lid of the toilette.
- DiggyJohnson 3y agoI didn't deny that a sick person can spread disease in that situation, or any others. I'm making a point about the safety trafeoffs and risk tolerance. We can't be 100% safe all the time, and this includes our relationship with germs and the microbial world.
- burnished 3y agoNo, you're not, because tradeoffs and risk tolerances isnt meet for the paper. The paper is about the practice of closing the lid, that it is ineffective, and suggests surface sanitation as the alternative. It seems that people get triggered by the topic though and read in both a command and moral judgement to get offended at.