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Masks help prevent lockdowns, so if we think someone is anti-mask because they're anti-lockdown, we're missing something. Or they are.
by kevinmchugh 6y ago
Masks help prevent lockdowns, so if we think someone is anti-mask because they're anti-lockdown, we're missing something. Or they are.
- hoot 6y agoWhat evidence is there that masks prevent lockdowns? We've been wearing masks for months now and lockdowns are coming back regardless.
- pessimizer 6y agoOnly half of us have been wearing masks. For places in which rules were stricter and compliance was wider-spread, see countries that currently don't have lockdowns.
- sigotirandolas 6y agoAs a counterpoint, in Spain where I live, mask wearing in public is very high (Statista says 95% always wear a mask) and we still have a lot of lockdown measures, as infection numbers are still fairly high. You could argue that we have lockdown in spite of high mask use, due to cultural habits/private meetings/bad laws/low compliance of other measures, but it shows that high mask use alone isn't sufficient to avoid lockdown.
- motohagiography 6y agoThis simple messaging from a credible leader would suffice. What didn't work is the idea that masks prevent something we can't control. The hard problem is solving for credibility.