Honestly probably the best written post I’ve seen on Lemmy.

    • RBG
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      4310 months ago

      I guess you eat a lot of shit?

          • @[email protected]
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            10 months ago

            Is your ass always covered in shit? Maybe wash more dude.

            Again people do that to each other’s mouths which have way more bacteria and decaying food in it.

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              9 months ago

              That is still another level than actual shit though. No one argues mouths are hygenic. But to compare it to your butthole, I mean, no. There is a reason stuff like handwashing or flushable toilets increased life expectancy quite a bit, people stopped getting sick from all the stuff that comes out of our shit.

              • @[email protected]
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                410 months ago

                Hand washing stops stuff getting in your mouth and eyes. There’s also way more bacteria in your mouth. Both are bad. You’re more likely to catch something from kissing.

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                  129 months ago

                  Ok dude, you do you.

                  Not all bacteria are bad and there are big differences between mouth flora and butthole flora. That handwashing stops getting stuff into your eyes and mouth is exactly what I say, so thanks for confirming that. By doing that you prevent anything (or most of it) that comes from your shit to get into your mouth. But you still got bacteria there, just not the shit-kind.

                  If you don’t want to accept that, fine.

                  • @[email protected]
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                    59 months ago

                    It’s not something I do personally btw. But people massively blow how dangerous it is out of proportion. As long as you clean yourself it’s really not very different to kissing.

          • amio
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            49 months ago

            Here’s the beautiful part: you don’t need to. Shit particles go everywhere.

          • @[email protected]
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            19 months ago

            If you leave the toilet lid up when flushing and keep the toothbrush out you’re not far from it!

      • @[email protected]
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        49 months ago

        They only really covered STIs. But there’s a huge range of things in your mouth. Colds and flus are big ones obviously. But also things like mono etc.

        Any exchange of fluids is a risk. Just have to be as clean as possible and choose your partners well.

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          19 months ago

          In that second comment they talk about the normal stuff that comes with oral/vaginal and how it’s not like what’s in/around the butt. STIs are called out as an exception, they aren’t what the comment is really about.

          The jist is that you can get some temporary inconvenience with a new partner, but it’s unlikely to be anything serious.