People bring their phones into the shower?!
Always wild concept to me. People bringing their $1000 electronics into an environment not made for them. Like come on, how long are you in the shower, do you really need to be entertained while washing your body?
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“Why would you have the phone in the shower anyway?”
MUSIC.
I use mine for music but I leave it outside of the shower, if a shit song comes on it’s my fault for having it on the playlist
How long are you in the shower for that it plays more than one or two songs?
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If this is you, seek help. You have a problem.
I guess I’m a monster for liking a podcast going in the shower? THE HORROR!!
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.
Yeah, I set mine on the ledge of the window sill and have never had a problem.
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.
Semi-retired, or “professionally jobless” here. I’m redditing or wikipedia’ing or you tubing under the Steam. Lol.
I’m far less worried for you then 😂
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).
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.
