• Korne127@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Funnily, that’s not really true. Such studies showing that exist but are sponsored by… paper towel companies

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      5 months ago

      Fucking dystopian late stage capitalism… Every fact is not actually a fact cause it’s sponsored by corporate interests

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      5 months ago

      Yes, and the ones that show air dryers to be healthier are funded by… hand dryer manufacturers.

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          5 months ago

          I went for a whole month drying my hands with only independent research and the results were similar to using paper towels.

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          5 months ago

          I remember someone tested this, and the bacteria was found in a wider area.

          Either way bacteria is everywhere and we got immune systems.