solewoman
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- Jul 27, 2006
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Yeah I have small kids and I always wear my mask. Even at work. I only take it off when no one is talking to me or near. And I have a partition up.
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Aerosols don’t respect social distancing or partitions. Think smoke…Yeah I have small kids and I always wear my mask. Even at work. I only take it off when no one is talking to me or near. And I have a partition up.
Why can’t we just normalize masks…every time they come off cases shoot back up
Because most people (myself included) do not think the danger of the virus necessitates that.
There are countless things we could do to make society safer - but at some level - we have to become more comfortable with risk and the fear.
Why can’t we normalize the fear of covid the same way we normalize the fear of car accidents? I am much more fearful when I get in a car than I am of the virus. And feel the same way about friends and family - seen a lot more close to death scenarios inside a car than in any other circumstance.
I’m down for common sense things like don’t see people if you’re sick. But living life with a mask is not something i’m ready for as a society. It’s one small step away from environmental pollution is so bad we gotta walk around with a hazard suit.
Why can’t we just normalize masks…every time they come off cases shoot back up
I think your car crash scenario is a good metaphor. A mask would be your seatbelt.
And to be fair it’s not like thousands and thousands of people were getting in car crashes everyday aka catch Covid. If they did I’m sure we’d all be walking around for a while.
Normalization of mask use is not the same as requiring it. Do you wear a seatbelt because it’s the law or because it’s proven to keep you safe? That’s exactly why I continue to wear a respirator mask indoors in public. I don’t want COVID, or any other “mild” respiratory disease that we no longer have to accept as part of daily life. At minimum, people should wear a mask when they aren’t feeling 100% but are well enough to continue going to work, school, etc.That’s just it though - there are thousands and thousands of car crashes everyday. There are approx 18k car crashes a day with over 100 deaths a day.
And we’re not stopping driving.
I’m not disagreeing with people wearing masks. Im saying that forcing society to do stuff doesn’t really work and usually has the opposite effect.
We could reduce covid related deaths in half if we cut obesity by 10% (making this up). Why don’t we focus on improving health instead of the mask. And i really mean just resources - society is about resource allocation.
These sentences back-to-back are amazing.That’s just it though - there are thousands and thousands of car crashes everyday. There are approx 18k car crashes a day with over 100 deaths a day.
And we’re not stopping driving.
I’m not disagreeing with people wearing masks. Im saying that forcing society to do stuff doesn’t really work and usually has the opposite effect.
We could reduce covid related deaths in half if we cut obesity by 10% (making this up). Why don’t we focus on improving health instead of the mask. And i really mean just resources - society is about resource allocation.
The person that is super healthy and low risk needs to be respectful of the views and concerns of the immnuncompromised.
I'm back in the office on Wednesday
Why can’t we normalize the fear of covid the same way we normalize the fear of car accidents? I am much more fearful when I get in a car than I am of the virus. And feel the same way about friends and family - seen a lot more close to death scenarios inside a car than in any other circumstance.
car crashes aren’t contagious
It’s not even about death to me. It’s the wide array of other complications caused by COVID that can reduce the quality and/or length of life that concerns me the most. Why F around and find out the hard way just because you couldn’t be bothered to wear a mask? To show off your pretty smile? I don’t understand the logic. Wearing a mask doesn’t keep me from doing anything, but instead makes me feel more comfortable doing (almost) anything.
Would you feel differently if you had caught covid in the past and had very little or no symptoms?
Nothing like normalizing inflammation of the nervous system. Imagine not being able to smell black smoke or not being able to recognize what you ingest.
You shouldn't feel differently - because that doesn't stop you catching it again, and there is beginning to be evidence that multiple infections cause problems - so just letting it tear through society doesn't fix anything and will probably cause significant harm.
Politicians are not special. They are humans with mucous membranes and ACE 2 receptors like you and me. The main takeaway should be that any indoor gathering where people are talking and eating is a potential superspreader event because aerosols are being generated and inhaled in massive amounts. COVID is not done and we are all susceptible to infection and the potential short/long term effects whether we have been vaccinated, infected, or not.What have you observed or learned about regarding multiple infections causing problems? That's not something I have heard much about.
I remember hearing about a conservative anti vaxxer that died the second time he caught covid. I am curious about how multiple infections impact the vaccinated and boosted people.
On a side note, the news has been talking about that massive outbreak at that DC gridiron dinner. Does anyone else find it interesting that the most important people in our government are mingling without masks with many of them catching covid and we want the public to go back to wearing masks in some places.