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Wearing a mask is a great way to make yourself less approachable in public. In Japan, it's been normal for a long time to wear a facemask to signal you don't wa
by whateveracct 6y ago
Wearing a mask is a great way to make yourself less approachable in public. In Japan, it's been normal for a long time to wear a facemask to signal you don't want to talk to strangers. Now that mask wearing has become normal, it will likely be more acceptable to wear masks like that in the US as well :)
- gnusty_gnurc 6y ago> In Japan, it's been normal for a long time to wear a facemask to signal you don't want to talk to strangers. It also seems like they have a problem with suicide. No thanks - I'm happy not normalizing mask usage to avoid socializing!
- mlyle 6y agoJapan's suicide rate is 14.9 per 100k. US is 14.5. Belgium is 15.9. https://data.oecd.org/healthstat/suicide-rates.htm https://data.oecd.org/healthstat/suicide-rates.htm Japan is a bit of an outlier on the high side, but the US is nearly as much so.
- whateveracct 6y agoI don't think the wearing of masks is a root cause of suicides. Pretty asinine to think something so minor and inoffensive and self-focused could have such a huge societal effect Regardless, I'm gonna continue to wear a mask in public beyond this pandemic. It's not gonna make me more likely to kill myself, and I don't see why it would harm others (outside of people getting mad about it apparently)
- gnusty_gnurc 6y agoIt would be hard to not think japanese has some strange cultural aspects and that, say, masks and hikkikomori are weird anti-social signs of something deeper about how Japan views personhood.
- CyberDildonics 6y agoJapan also has lots of people speaking japanese. Therefore, masks make people speak japanese.
- whateveracct 6y agoSounds like a win-win to me!