Well... kernel level software can access everything on your computer. That includes other partitions and unmounted drives

Version 12.0 introduced swipe to hide. This is not automatic but it is definitely better than nothing for your use case? I actually prefer that over auto hide for lemmy, go back in a few minutes and you'll have more comments to read

What the fuck is this scummy marketing bullshit?

Oh wow thanks. That's exactly what I was looking for. I hope this gets used by all the community!