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Yeah the thing that’s driven me nuts the most over this is the belief that masks seemingly stop any and all transmission. Yes, even that cotton mask you haven’

by xienze 6y ago

Yeah the thing that’s driven me nuts the most over this is the belief that masks seemingly stop any and all transmission. Yes, even that cotton mask you haven’t washed in a week and throw in your purse when not in use. Tens of thousands of people crammed together, yelling and shouting for hours on end? No problem if you’re wearing a piece of cotton over your face! I wish there was just a little more nuance in the role of masks from our leaders and health officials like, “they help but they don’t make you invincible.”

orblivion 6y ago
I've been wearing mine because I expect it probably gives the people around me a slight benefit. I have no illusion that it's keeping anyone anywhere close to totally safe, and though common sense dictates that it does something, I'm not totally sure it does.
- jxramos 6y ago
  They way masks truly work is that they afford a sense of comfort to the wearers and those surrounding them. That comfort lowers stress levels and thereby facilitates the immune system to focus its resources on pathogens and foreign bodies. This has been scientifically proven to be true 50% of the time based on a consensus of scientists doing sciencey things.
  - mixedCase 6y ago
    Can I get a sciencey source on that or did I fail to detect sarcasm?
takeda 6y ago
This was common before, but I believe most understands that right now.
jiggawatts 6y ago
"Why Masks Work BETTER Than You'd Think" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y47t9qLc9I4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y47t9qLc9I4 "The Astounding Physics of N95 Masks" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAdanPfQdCA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAdanPfQdCA Masks were not recommended in the early stages of the pandemic in most countries because that would have cut into the limited supply of N95 masks that were prioritised for medical staff. Then there wasn't much good evidence to show if COVID specifically could be stopped by masks, or if so, what kind of masks help and how much. Thankfully, many research groups took to the challenge and published paper after paper in rapid succession to show that, yes, masks help a lot, even if they're made at home from a t-shirt. E.g.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNeYfUTA11s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNeYfUTA11s With the pandemic running rampant across the United States, the advice was updated.

by xienze 6y ago

orblivion 6y ago

I've been wearing mine because I expect it probably gives the people around me a slight benefit. I have no illusion that it's keeping anyone anywhere close to totally safe, and though common sense dictates that it does something, I'm not totally sure it does.

jxramos 6y ago
They way masks truly work is that they afford a sense of comfort to the wearers and those surrounding them. That comfort lowers stress levels and thereby facilitates the immune system to focus its resources on pathogens and foreign bodies. This has been scientifically proven to be true 50% of the time based on a consensus of scientists doing sciencey things.
- mixedCase 6y ago
  Can I get a sciencey source on that or did I fail to detect sarcasm?

takeda 6y ago

This was common before, but I believe most understands that right now.

jiggawatts 6y ago

"Why Masks Work BETTER Than You'd Think" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y47t9qLc9I4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y47t9qLc9I4 "The Astounding Physics of N95 Masks" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAdanPfQdCA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAdanPfQdCA Masks were not recommended in the early stages of the pandemic in most countries because that would have cut into the limited supply of N95 masks that were prioritised for medical staff. Then there wasn't much good evidence to show if COVID specifically could be stopped by masks, or if so, what kind of masks help and how much. Thankfully, many research groups took to the challenge and published paper after paper in rapid succession to show that, yes, masks help a lot, even if they're made at home from a t-shirt. E.g.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNeYfUTA11s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNeYfUTA11s With the pandemic running rampant across the United States, the advice was updated.