Final Thought
At the end of the day, this is one of those habits that sits in a gray area of personal behavior. Some people don’t think twice about it. Others avoid it completely. And most people are somewhere in between.
What matters more than the act itself is maintaining a clean bathroom, respecting shared spaces, and understanding what is actually true versus what is internet myth.
Because when you strip away the viral headlines, the reality is much simpler—and far less dramatic—than most people expect.