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> Masks are common in the supermarkets, etc. This is outright false. I've been to a big supermarket twice this week and didn't see a single mask as far as I ca

• clairity 6y ago
  yes, masks are marginal at best, and as long as you're not spending a lot of time breathing another's direct exhaust, even indoors, you're at negligibly low risk of transmission. i get super frustrated with the random corona rules at supermarkets in the US (like one-way only aisles, exit only doors), especially trader joe's, which is as draconian as it is arbitrary. for a while they weren't allowing you to take in your reusable grocery bags. later they relented and switched to just bagging your own groceries outdoors, leading to an awkward triple handling of your purchased items for what amounts to nothing other than safety theater. for 6 months i've worn the same useless surgical mask to play my part in that misguided spectacle, when required. folks are slowly starting to realize their lack of utility, but have nothing else to latch onto because the obvious solution of modest distancing seems so mundanely unbelievable (and lacking obvious and spectacular conformance).
  • acqq 6y ago
    When you claim > masks are marginal at best do you really believe that this wedding would end how it ended with every who attended wearing masks afterwards? I don’t. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/17/maine-wedding-superspreader-event https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/sep/17/maine-weddin... It appears from your comment you agree with the pastor from the article. Sad.