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> The problem is that when people refuse to wear masks, it's often other people who end up dying because of it, even when the other people took more care. Yep,
by umvi 6y ago
> The problem is that when people refuse to wear masks, it's often other people who end up dying because of it, even when the other people took more care.
Yep, just like lots of other things. 41,000 people die of second hand smoke per year because of the actions of others around them. Yet we do not take drastic measures to prevent these deaths. Having freedom means the people might abuse it to harm others, even by inaction. Novel viruses like covid come once every century. A century of second hand smoke deaths is well over 4 million deaths for the US alone, even higher in Europe.
- hh3k0 6y ago> Yet we do not take drastic measures to prevent these deaths. We do, actually. A virus like COVID-19 and second-hand smoke are only comparable to a certain degree, though. For example, smoking in public indoor spaces is banned in many, many countries in the world. I'm sure the measures would be even more drastic if inhaling second-hand smoke once could a) kill you within ~2 weeks if your health was already compromised b) cause brain damage within ~2 weeks if you were an otherwise healthy individual.