In my old gym there was a guy who liked to turn the lights off and then take showers in the mens locker room.
Neurodivergent or not, that’s really weird.
Nah, dark showers are actually peak. I have my eyes closed for most of the time anyways. Unless I’m doing something like shaving, there’s no reason to have the lights on.
I wouldn’t do it in public though…
I used to have these cheap, waterproof light ball things, that could be either red, green, blue, or a slow transition between all three. They were designed for use in a pool, but I got them for my shower.
They were absolutely perfect. If I was having trouble sleeping and decided to take a shower (which sometimes help me sleep), I could keep my night vision intact by setting the light balls to red. They provided plenty of light for me.
I moved houses since then, however, and haven’t seen them in years. I’m going to have to look around pool toy sections soon, see if I can find something else like them.
I wouldn’t do it in public though…
By all means, do your thing in the privacy of your own home. No shame in that.
I’m guessing he is just self conscious. I never really liked showering around others. Even when I was really fit
That could be. My first thought was… what’s he doing in there that not having the light on is a necessity?
Why weren’t the lights already off?
In a public bathroom? Safety, don’t need people bumping into stuff, slipping and falling, not seeing what they could grab to break the fall etc
Somewhat related but does anyone else like driving in the dark? Like no other cars back roads in the middle of nowhere, the only light is from my instruments, radio, and headlights? Fucken peak especially out in the truly middle of nowhere with minimal light pollution with the cosmos visible.
Agreed, I love this part of long drives to out of the way destinations. Definitely better in older cars without obnoxious touch screens.
I enjoy some games that can simulate this too, like Elite Dangerous scooting around in the lander on the dark side of some barren planet deep in uninhabited space. Not the same as the real thing of course, but I still enjoy it.
Then you pull aside, roll down the window, and hear nothing but the buzzing and chirping of whatever nature’s out there. It’s just… zen.
I’ve always lived in pretty densely-populated areas, but a few years back I got to drive around eastern Arizona for a few hours at night. It was so dark and so empty, I felt like I was flying through space. I could’ve gone into a trance, had I not been somewhere unfamiliar (I had to keep some focus in this unfamiliar area with spotty cell reception, where I was alone, at night.)
Yes! I wish I could drive with out headlights but I know it’s too dangerous. I have incredibly good night vision even in my late 30s, I don’t need light at night why am I forced to use it??
The lights are also so others can see you, not so relevant when you’re really out away from civilization but there are many laws that require headlights to be on when windshield wipers are used
The Prius (and more historically Saab) used to have a near blackout mode which shut off interior lights and dash indicators, basically only leaving the indicator that shows your headlights are on. It was wonderful to drive with the blackout mode and just have your eyes perfectly adjusted to the light outside the cabin.
That sounds really really nice.
I drive a lot of retro cars and can say that while there usually wasn’t a dedicated mode you could turn down or off all of the interior lights. For example my 2001 Jeep Cherokee it’s just turning the light knob (same applies for the '91) as for my 2001 Toyota Tacoma it’s a matter of turning the dedicated knob that’s funnily enough the same spot as the one on the Cherokee.
I was carving out the exception because if you turn off all the interior lights, they’re just off. Saab at least had a system that monitored things and turned them back on if there were issues.
Jeep would sense the water temp rising out of control and day “lol u turned the lights off dude.”
I try, but then that fucking clown shows up…
This is why I wear sunglasses when in the office, it’s too damn bright. If in the first one in then it’s always the next guy asking why I don’t have the lights on and I’m like cause I can see just fine like this.
That’s always my question, like yall really need that much light to see?? Do their eyes just literally not work? Why would I need hella bright light to see normally?
Can you imagine if we just started making snarky comments and turning off lights that people purposely put on? Wow, that’d be so rude! Right? Right??
Why are you standing in a brightly lit room, do you need to be seen or something?
Why are you always in the light? Are you a plant or something?
Hum… Yeah… That’d be me. The creature of the night. Not rave n’ disco night… More like, night night. Even during the day.
Be honest. At least half the time, it’s because you’ve forgotten lights are a thing.
Doesn’t matter if they’re neurodivergent at all, it’s rude to flashbang anyone like that
Tell that to any phone with the fingerprint reader behind the screen.
Apparently thumbs can now only be scanned by harnessing the power of the fucking sun.
or worse, using face unlock in the dark
Another reason why my previous phone was better than my current one: backside fingerprint scanner. Infinitely superior to a screenside fingerprint scanner, as I was able to unlock my phone in the same motion as picking it up or removing it from my pocket. With a screenside fingerprint scanner, it is no longer more convenient than just inputting the lock code.
My new pet hate is that I’ll unlock it with a finger print, go to do a contactless card payment, and then it demands the fingerprint again, because it turns out the original unlock was the face detection, which is a lot faster than fingerprints but not secure enough for a small payment.
I’d turn that off, but then it just takes ages every time I unlock my phone rather than the once or twice a day I need to buy something.
Huh? My s21+ screen reads my thumbprint with the screen off
Reminds me of an Aussie comedian who said that when someone turns the light on suddenly you get momentarily transported to hell.
The light isn’t being turned on for your sake.
No action whatsoever is being done purely for someone else’s sake.
But maybe I don’t appreciate their presence and should wait their turn :)
Often it is
But they are quite likely in the dark for their sake and sudden bright light is not okay.
I never said it was. I just said why the light was flipped on.
No one asked why the light was flipped on
“Does a vampire live in here”!?
*flips switch*
Haha I used to get this from grandma who always complains about the electric bill. Like im trying to save money!
Wouldn’t them being in the dark bolster the argument that they are bats?
And if they were lost bats, what would turning the lights on be meant to do?
I should get that diagnosis. 😐
I never denied I’m a bat, I’m simply not lost!
I find myself wearing my sunnies indoors more often than not. On days I forget and grab my regular glasses, switching over to the tinted lenses is literal full body relief as the light input is reduced.
I have a different idea what dark rooms are for I guess
This is one of my great sensitivities. I can’t drive without sunglasses. My eyes will tear up and I’m unable to keep them open.
I’m with you. Do you get it at the movies too? IMAX is too much but if I go to a smaller screen theatre I’m usually ok.
No not in theaters unless it’s a really bright scene like an explosion.
Going outside to let my dogs out in the AM is genuinely painful! The dark to light is SHOCKING mentally and physically, I used polarized glasses for driving for the same reason you do. I find certain kinds of lights to be agitating even not just uncomfortable or painful
Ooooh story time…
I worked for a small company in 2017/2018 that had recently expanded its building and added offices into their second floor, which had previously been a storage area. The second floor offices didn’t have any windows, but is also the spot that they decided IT would go.
One day I came in and the fluorescent lights didn’t turn on. There happened to be some random old lamp (I think from the 60’s or 70’s) in a storage closet so I grabbed it and put it on the intersection of 4 cubicles to light the area. There were only 6 IT people that worked in the area and as people were coming into work, no one mentioned the light. We all just did our work.
Halfway though the day, one of our senior devs asked “hey, so what’s with the light?”
I let him know the overhead lights didn’t come on when I got here this morning so I just grabbed a lamp.
5 of us discussing the lighting situation all vocally said “yea, this is much better, the fluorescent lights suck.” One person was quiet.
The overhead lights were “fixed” not too long after but people started opting for turning them off in favor of the lamp. This upset 1 of the 6 IT people working in the area.
It eventually became an HR issue, and the one person won; to the detriment of the other 5.
I ended up quitting about 2 weeks after that, not from the light issue; but I let them believe it was a large contributing factor in the exit interview.
