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Re:Meta and Google are cutting staff by psalminen on Wednesday September 21, 2022 @11:16PM (#32934432)
It's actually rooted in America's puritanical roots. Americans were largely introduced to bidets during WWII in French bordellos. It didn't leave a good reputation coming back.

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/03/the-b...

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Re:Meta and Google are cutting staff by ironmagma on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @12:09AM (#32991479)
That explains the history but not the present. People aren't afraid to get rid of something stupid (see OSHA, anti-seatbelt lobbyists, chamber pots).
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