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Agreed. Pointing out that there's not much data supporting masks has become so political that you get downvoted just for saying it. I've been dismayed by the nu
by timr 6y ago
Agreed. Pointing out that there's not much data supporting masks has become so political that you get downvoted just for saying it. I've been dismayed by the number of scientists I know who seem to have given up their skepticism on the topic.
If we can't have a rational scientific discussion about facts, we're back to the dark ages.
- exmadscientist 6y ago> If we can't have a rational scientific discussion about facts, we're back to the dark ages. We're rapidly heading that way. Masks are a political discussion now, not a scientific one. Most other aspects of COVID are the same way. You cannot criticize anything non-politically these days. Even saying "this data is entirely inconclusive" or "the first-order effects of doing this are positive but there are negative second-order effects" is a problem. I don't have a solution, but I feel your pain.