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Because I shouldn't have to wear a mask when I am riding my bike alone in the woods, or when I am walking my dog. It is uncomfortable, and outside transmission

Because I shouldn't have to wear a mask when I am riding my bike alone in the woods, or when I am walking my dog. It is uncomfortable, and outside transmission is rare so it is not that beneficial. We have to find a balance between saving lives, and taking away comfort and freedoms, just like we do with things like cars.

hcknwscommenter 6y ago
No cop is going to be hiding behind a tree while you are alone in the woods. When you are walking your dog, you are passing by numerous people on a sidewalk? If so, wear a mask. If not, no copper is going to be hiding in the bushes running a mask check. We can have the same balance we have with cars. Most people vaguely obey something close to the speed limit and sometimes people who are way over or just unlucky get nabbed and it happens often enough that (again), most people obey closely enough. Mask usage doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to be better than florida, texas, and southern california (LA county and surrounding) are doing it. That's not a high hurdle.
- thu2111 6y ago
  Most people haven't got the message yet that governments are acting irrationally. If governments mandate a mask law, then everyone becomes a cop. The other dog walker you see on the path, who is terrified of what they think is a disease that has killed 7% of the population[1], will report you and because it's the law you'll be punished even though it makes no sense. Look, we're in an environment where rationality has disappeared. Now is not the time to be radically changing human interaction, possibly forever, on the basis of atrociously poor statistics and data handling. [1] https://www.kekstcnc.com/media/2793/kekstcnc_research_covid-19_opinion_tracker_wave-4.pdf https://www.kekstcnc.com/media/2793/kekstcnc_research_covid-...
  - hcknwscommenter 6y ago
    " The other dog walker you see on the path, who is terrified of what they think is a disease that has killed 7% of the population[1], will report you and because it's the law you'll be punished even though it makes no sense." Sorry but this is utter nonsense. The authorities don't have time to track down every citizen-reported non-mask wearer. You are imagining a deep-state dystopia that simply does not exist.
    - majkinetor 6y ago
      Is it really ? How far removed is that from angry mob that will cancel you in situ ?
      - hcknwscommenter 6y ago
        Yes it is really nonsense. No law enforcement is going to issue a fine on some informant's say so. When you drive over the speed limit, do people "report" you? No. As far as "cancel." Frankly, I have no idea what you are talking about. Unless you are a public figure, I would posit there is no such thing.

hcknwscommenter 6y ago

No cop is going to be hiding behind a tree while you are alone in the woods. When you are walking your dog, you are passing by numerous people on a sidewalk? If so, wear a mask. If not, no copper is going to be hiding in the bushes running a mask check. We can have the same balance we have with cars. Most people vaguely obey something close to the speed limit and sometimes people who are way over or just unlucky get nabbed and it happens often enough that (again), most people obey closely enough. Mask usage doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to be better than florida, texas, and southern california (LA county and surrounding) are doing it. That's not a high hurdle.

thu2111 6y ago
Most people haven't got the message yet that governments are acting irrationally. If governments mandate a mask law, then everyone becomes a cop. The other dog walker you see on the path, who is terrified of what they think is a disease that has killed 7% of the population[1], will report you and because it's the law you'll be punished even though it makes no sense. Look, we're in an environment where rationality has disappeared. Now is not the time to be radically changing human interaction, possibly forever, on the basis of atrociously poor statistics and data handling. [1] https://www.kekstcnc.com/media/2793/kekstcnc_research_covid-19_opinion_tracker_wave-4.pdf https://www.kekstcnc.com/media/2793/kekstcnc_research_covid-...
- hcknwscommenter 6y ago
  " The other dog walker you see on the path, who is terrified of what they think is a disease that has killed 7% of the population[1], will report you and because it's the law you'll be punished even though it makes no sense." Sorry but this is utter nonsense. The authorities don't have time to track down every citizen-reported non-mask wearer. You are imagining a deep-state dystopia that simply does not exist.
  - majkinetor 6y ago
    Is it really ? How far removed is that from angry mob that will cancel you in situ ?
    - hcknwscommenter 6y ago
      Yes it is really nonsense. No law enforcement is going to issue a fine on some informant's say so. When you drive over the speed limit, do people "report" you? No. As far as "cancel." Frankly, I have no idea what you are talking about. Unless you are a public figure, I would posit there is no such thing.