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Nearly all of the time yes.
I think we have to talk about you. Regardless of your roommates bathroom habits, you should really assume every public surface is as dirty as you’re imagining the things your roommate touches. Put another way, I’m of the opinion that you are suffering from a bit of germophobia.
Especially because the science DOES recommend washing after you pee, but mostly because you're already in the bathroom and the sink is right there.
The idea is you're just regularly washing hands throughout the day.
Yeah this is the main thing for me. I wash after going pee anyways because hygiene but I randomly touch my junk through the day and don't run to wash after (sorry world, love touching Deez Nutz what can I say) but the reality is that it's just a great way to wash your hands every hour or two, which helps prevent the number one way I'll transmit/receive germs.
If I never went pee I'd have to look for reasons to go to a sink, but as it is I have a convenient reason already.
Admittedly this post was more of a rant but it's still helpful to know everyone's answers. I major in microbiology and I know for sure that everything, everywhere is teaming with life and my hygienic habits are informed by that. One of my biggest reasons for wiping everything down all the time is to reduce the chance of spending three or four days in hospital shitting in a bucket and chugging gatorade. It's unusual to die from a dirty doorknob (covid 3000 rubs it's hands) but it's not fun and a waste of time to be sick. Sometimes that's unavoidable ofc, but I take pains to reduce my chances, even if it's just a little.