Sometimes I’ve found that doing a hard reboot of your phone will make the pesky dots go away. But that’s only if you legit have read it and the app is being stubborn.
Also, once I had updated my iPad mini and the update caused a settings red dot that did not go away for MONTHS I was soooooooo annoyed. I was just about to make an appointment at the Genius Bar when another update came and fixed it!
This explains so much. 
I am too. It would make me nuts to see that bottom row.
Yes, this!!! That’s how I feel about winter.
My real life persona is disorganized, unmaintained chaos. I dig holes for myself and have to keep climbing out of them. Somehow I’m able to become a totally different person when it’s time to plan a Disney trip. I hate planning ahead on anything in general, except Disney.
That is not okay.
Explode the inbox and start over.
Delete the app and start over.
Those are Nopes
Same!
Yes! Me too! I have an apple email that I do not use, but it keeps getting the apple emails. I finally just removed it from my home screen so I don’t have to see it any more. I barely go on FB, but sometimes will open and go to notifications just so they clear.
Edited to add: One of my coworkers has hundreds (maybe more than 1000) “unread” emails on her work account. I guess she has a system and knows she’s looked at what she needs? But seeing that number gives me anxiety.
Same!
Confession: I hate notifications SO MUCH that sometimes I will scroll to the bottom of a thread here without reading all of the posts just so the numbers will disappear.
I’m glad I’m not the only one. Confession: I scrolled through the COVID thread while I was on my trip cause I didn’t want to get depressed or drawn into any philosophical debates on vacation. 
Glad I’m not the only one–I totally do that too.
Same.
Why doesn’t it just auto update?! 
OMG I am so that bottom person i honestly dont even know how it get like that! My husband asked me why I have 67 unread text messages the other day. Me: really? 67? Didnt even notice 
