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[-] zurohki@aussie.zone 94 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

It's not about the wifi, it's the perception of wifi.

These people get upset when they think there's wifi, actual wifi is irrelevant. You can gut a router and fit the case with an AA battery and an LED and they'll have 'symptoms' if they see it.

Set up an access point to broadcast dozens of SSIDs so they see tons of wifi when they open the wifi screen on their phones.

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 76 points 6 days ago

My aunt used to get these terrible itches and headaches when she visits us, untill I turn off the wifi.

Some minor experimenting has lead me to a breakthrough though. I found she's not allergic to wifi, but to green indicator LEDs. Ever since I disabled the LED, her problems have been solved!

My husband won't let me tell her though. Something about "live and let live".

[-] starchylemming@lemmy.world 21 points 6 days ago

Your husband probably knows she is batshit insane and any reasoning skills left the call long ago

Its futile

[-] Equinox1289@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

What? How would that even work? Green LEDs emit the same spectrum that the sun does a million times over. And TVs and LED lighting emit the same thing.

[-] Goforce5@lemmy.world 53 points 6 days ago
[-] festnt@sh.itjust.works 49 points 6 days ago

im pretty sure they meant alergic to green leds as in the person placebos themself into itchyness and headaches from thinking the wifi is on, and off leds means they think wifi is off

[-] u_u@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 6 days ago

I think they're implying that the aunt is sick only when she can visually confirm that the moden/router is on.

[-] Natanael@infosec.pub 13 points 6 days ago
[-] Arcadeep@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

That boy needs therapy

[-] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Addict, insane

[-] heartSagan5@lemmy.zip 20 points 6 days ago

Open the wifi on their phones

Then, they’re hypocrites.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago

No, he only gets sick when you use wifi, not when he does

[-] Patrikvo@lemmy.zip 17 points 6 days ago

Ah, a classic case of Munchausen by proxyserver.

[-] LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago

Instead of 100 mW WiFi, he uses >1W for 4G/5G, with higher frequencies (bigger energies per photon) as well! Great Success!

[-] LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 days ago

Yup, this is the way. Get a cheap ESP32 or something and put several hundred SSIDs on it. There is no way they are looking at the spectrum itself.

[-] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I think that’s true, and that’s why this person should put a fake 5G mast on the roof facing the new neighbour.

[-] zurohki@aussie.zone 3 points 5 days ago

Put an old colander in the window pointed at their house. It doesn't need to be radio-related at all, imaginary allergies can be triggered by imaginary allergens.

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