I think there is a real need to understand how much of a vector our phone screens are. People touch their phones, wash their hands, and then touch their phones again.
Are you conflating the overuse of antibacterial soaps (risky, likely harmful), with cleaning surfaces that people touch (helpful, mandated in hospitals)?
I'm not talking about keeping children inside instead of letting them play in the dirt. I'm talking about people accidentally exposing themselves to a thin fecal veneer on their phones because of usage patterns.
Isn't this true for anything that you regularly touch but don't regularly wash? Like your wallet, your keys, your headphones, your car steeringwheel and on and on.
Good point. I go caseless so I just spray both sides of my phone with an alcohol-based solvent and wipe with kimwipes (the same way I clean my glasses).
But I certainly haven’t been conditioned to do this as often as I wash my hands.
