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@nosrednayduj@hachyderm.io @david_chisnall@infosec.exchange @tante@tldr.nettime.org I can tell I haven't had enough caffeine yet, because now my brain is going down the rabbit hole of "we have to clean our ears with Q-tips because getting it done safely at the doctor is not financially accessible to most Americans."
But Europeans probably do it too, and I know Asian countries have those little ear spoons which presumably have similar risks of eardrum puncture.