[–] 6 points 4 months ago

I think the core issue in situations like these is that you are made to lack a baseline feeling of comfort in your home. Fear of germs can be a rationalization to justify the bad feelings, and it can also be used by others to dismiss your feelings. We each need to feel a baseline of control over our own bodies, and that can be disrupted by the persistent actions of others when those actions unavoidably affect us. I think that such living conditions can act as a sort of feedback loop, in which your need for a feeling of cleanliness becomes stronger in response to the grossness you perceive around you, while your attempts to get them to be more mindful of their actions might cause them to "double-down" on the very things causing your distress. You maybe only ever feel safe and comfortable in your room, or if it's shared with others then maybe not even there.

You are not unreasonable to have these feelings; your feelings are valid.

I hope your post at least grants you some assurance that you are not the problem.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago*

    That whole album was and is definitely worth the listen. It may begin and end with Blue, but there is quite a range of emotions and messages. When I was young, Blue was my favorite, but as I grew up, different songs started to resonate with me.

    Track 02 = anti-consumerism Track 04 = anti-selfish realism Track 07 = love triangle heartbreak Track 10 = optimism, encouragement, and hope

    Europop by Eiffel 6501 - Blue (Da Ba Dee) 02 - Too Much of Heaven 03 - Dub in Life 04 - Living in a Bubble 05 - Move Your Body 06 - My Console 07 - Your Clown 08 - Another Race 09 - The Edge 10 - Now is Forever 11 - Silicon World 12 - Europop 13 - Hyperlink 14 - Blue (Da Ba Dee) [Extended]

    Lyrics from Track 10 - Now is Foreverwe should think about, what we got right now, cause the good things are made up of time. smile to your problems, leave the past behind. never forget this. find the truth in your soul, keeping you alive. going on from minute to minute. don't shade the future, with all that's behind. live for today. [...] don't shade your future, with what you don't have. keep your mind on what's here today. now and forever, build the future now. keep this mind. though you will take your time, to get what you need, but you'll do it step after step. yet to come is all that's gone, learn to live this moment. live for today. [...] the past is all that's gone (the past is all that's gone) the future is yet to come. (and the future's yet to come) this moment is all our own. (you know it is) we should live this way, just building up our day, now is forever. the past is all that's gone, (the past is all that's gone) the future is yet to come. (the future is yet to come) this moment is all our own. we should live this way, just building up our day, now is forever.

    I hope the spoiler tags work properly for everyone. Otherwise, sorry for the long comment.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Well yeah, people still using Chrome probably need to take baby-steps to reclaim little bits of privacy for themselves. For those users, switching to Firefox is probably the best option. But technically, Mullvad Browser and Tor Browser can both be configured to disable private browsing mode and be non-volatile. It's just that normal users are unlikely to know that or to know how to do it.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago* (3 children)

    Tor Browser is based on Firefox-ESR, while Librewolf is based on Firefox-Release. Because of this, they do not have identical features and preferences. Tor Browser and Mullvad Browser are designed for stability and minimal customization for the purpose of blending in with other users. Librewolf is designed to receive new features, better privacy defaults than standard Firefox, and allow users to more easily configure preferences. All of these browsers are valid options for privacy-minded people, depending on personal preferences, including separating activities/identities between different browsers. Container tabs are certainly good for privacy, and hopefully the feature can one day be used in private browsing mode.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
    [–] 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Fairphone 4:
    4G supported bands: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B18/B19/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B71
    5G supported bands: n1/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n28/n38/n41/n71/n77/n78

    Fairphone 5:
    4G supported bands: B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71
    5G supported bands: n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n28/n38/n41/n48/n66/n71/n77/n78

    Relevant comment about Fairphone 4 in the USA

    TL;DR: By adding band 66, Fairphone 5 has better compatibility with cellular network providers in the USA. Band 48 also gives better compatibility with Verizon. T-Mobile is still the best for Fairphone in the USA.

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