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Here is the thing... if you think a mask will help you from touching your face, or remind you to be cautious, wear it. It literally can not hurt.

• alkonaut 7y ago
  > It literally can not hurt. If it barely helps and hospitals everywhere are out of masks, then using one for very little gain does hurt. I think that's where we are.
  • catalogia 7y ago
    I have the impression that "it barely helps" is a gross exaggeration, if not a white lie, motivated by "hospitals everywhere are out of masks"
    • DanBC 7y ago
      No. It barely helps is a simple fact. Look at most of the masks being worn. The have huge gaps all around them. They do no cover the eyes. And if you're not used to wearing a mask you'll be adjusting it constantly -- touching your face. What untrained people are doing is tying a fomite to their face and expecting it to magically protect them, ignoring the fact that most transmission is via your hands.
  • SlowRobotAhead 7y ago
    Either you don’t know what gain means, or you don’t know what hurt means. You can’t have a little gain being hurt.