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"Putting a mask on an asymptomatic person is not beneficial", followed by a list of dangers posed by masks. It was a statement that masks are a placebo for the
by aianus 6y ago
"Putting a mask on an asymptomatic person is not beneficial", followed by a list of dangers posed by masks.
It was a statement that masks are a placebo for the general public and actually require one to take extra precautions so that they don't make things worse.
It couldn't have been more discouraging towards people on the fence about wearing a mask in late March.
- joshuamorton 6y ago> Putting a mask on an asymptomatic person is not beneficial Since then, the understanding about asymptomatic carriers has changed. And in response, the government updated it's suggestion.
- aianus 6y agoGood for them (not sarcastically). My point is that if the experts were wrong then, it’s certainly possible that some of what they are saying now is wrong too, and it should be acceptable to criticize them on YouTube and explore different possibilities and models.
- joshuamorton 6y agoThere exist (clearly functional) processes to improve the scientific consensus. The government changed its recommendation. Do you think they were convinced by a YouTube videos or perhaps did some other process cause then to amend their recommendations? If so, why not steer people toward that process, especially when the harm of wearing a mask is low, while the harm oh reopening the economy due to a lack of understanding the covid dangers is much greater?