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[–] BashakHimanself@sh.itjust.works 17 points 20 hours ago (4 children)

Well, vacuum cleaners mented. Im the kind of a clean autist who are overly interested about vacuum cleaners.

[–] Anarki_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Lemmy has a vacuum cleaner person now?!

The internet is healing πŸ₯°

[–] BashakHimanself@sh.itjust.works 8 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Yes. But Im more interested in daily use rather than fixing it. Im obsessed with vacuum cleaners since 2020 or smth (or the peak year of my vacuum cleaner autism), I used to be scared of em before for sensory reasons.

[–] Anarki_@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 15 hours ago

This is an invitation to share more, if you'd like to πŸ™‚

[–] lastweakness@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago

One day, I will ask you for help and I trust you will be there for me :)

[–] estrange_alien@leminal.space 1 points 15 hours ago

me too, friend. idk how to fix them, but i think they’re really cool and i like to use them.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 19 hours ago

I just have a shitty vaccuum and have to tix it like every time I use it.