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  • miss phant@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 months ago

    My mom still taught me this without using socials herself, the concept of not letting potentially malicious people know you’re not home (by e.g. leaving your lights on) goes back further than the internet.

    • EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 months ago

      My dad had a friend whose apartment would frequently be broken into. So he started leaving the TV on 24/7, and he never had a break-in again while he lived there.