Please don’t stare directly into the sun.

Every day, it feels like we learn about a new community that thinks they’re “innovating” on the human experience by reverting to the behaviors we engaged in before we knew what germs were. Does raw milk have more vitamins and minerals than the shit you can buy at the store? Maybe — but it can also cause you to shit your brains out, so you should probably not drink it!

Lately, there’s been a community across different social media that says you shouldn’t only go out into the sun without sunscreen, but you should stare directly into it. This isn’t a new idea, but the TikTok-ification of it certainly is, with many users taking to their respective social media to discuss the apparent benefits of staring directly at the sun.

Sorry, but almost all those benefits are bunk — and they come with a side of solar retinopathy!