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Little Wins and Small Victories

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I was exposed to the fact these exist at work, which has a few. Promptly decided to get one for my home. I was typically the type of person to run away from bugs. Now, armed with an electric flyswatter, I can do anything! Debugging my workplace and my house one fly at a time.

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[–] burgermeister@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Have you put your tongue on it and pressed the button yet

[–] Emotional_Series7814@piefed.zip 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

People do that?

Somehow this feels like the test where some people sit in a room with a button that gives them a shock, and some people will just sit, and others will administer the hurtful shock to themselves to avoid boredom.

Risk-averse, not a fan of physical pain, and luckily female so I've never been socially pressured and called names for not wanting to do what I see as the equivalent of hitting the shock button.

[–] burgermeister@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

That's all very logical and thought out but one day you may be bored or curious enough to try it and I hope to hear about it

[–] HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Keep me posted.

[–] kindnesskills@literature.cafe 1 points 1 month ago

[unserious] Genocide made fun!

[serious] Good for you, go get those gnats.

[–] velma@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago

They're so satisfying, aren't they?

We keep a salt gun around my office for flies and such. The salt gun in combination with the electric flyswatters make for some interesting hunting hahah