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I wouldn't be surprised if in various post-mortems we will conclude that advising against face masks even though they do 'work' was a mistake. It's understanda
by mercer 6y ago
I wouldn't be surprised if in various post-mortems we will conclude that advising against face masks even though they do 'work' was a mistake.
It's understandable that our governments might advise against their use because of limited availability, but I think 'doing PR' on this issue hasn't really helped when it comes to our trust in said government in our information age.
Perhaps it would have been better for the government to be honest from the start, explain that they believe masks are crucial for care workers and of relatively limited use to the rest of us, and either leave it at that, or actively disallow ownership and usage if necessary.
Lying about the whole thing just feeds the flames of a public that already has a large amount of skeptics.
- orangecat 6y agoI wouldn't be surprised if in various post-mortems we will conclude that advising against face masks even though they do 'work' was a mistake. I'll be very surprised if we don't conclude that. I put this in the same category as abstinence-only proponents lying about the effectiveness of condoms. The really frustrating thing here is that mask shortages are not a fundamental law of nature. If you have a t-shirt, scissors, and rubber bands, you can have two reasonably effective masks in 5 minutes. And there are millions of people with sewing machines who would be happy to help out, as happened in the Czech Republic.