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I’m pretty skeptical at this point that masks made any difference. Here in Southern California where everyone wears masks indoors, and even the majority of peop
by vondur 6y ago
I’m pretty skeptical at this point that masks made any difference. Here in Southern California where everyone wears masks indoors, and even the majority of people wear them outdoors. Yet we still ended up with some of the highest infection rates in the country. I’d wager if we gave the people who are most susceptible to the disease N95 masks, we’d have seen a much lower hospitalization and death rates.
- higeorge13 6y agoIt might have made a difference, but we do not have a stable reference case to observe the difference. It might have reduced 1, 2, 10, 20% the number of infections, who knows? In the end it's just a piece of paper/cloth in our faces; i personally don't get this anti-mask sentiment as if we are placing something really bad in our mouths.
- xxxxhhhh 6y ago> In the end it's just a piece of paper/cloth in our faces Humans are social creatures as the result of millions of years of evolution. There’s profound effects when facial social cues are erased and people are widely deprived of socialization.
- hello_moto 6y agoI observed many people around me use ineffective mask or don't wear it properly. Basic health hygiene requires discipline that may take years to develop if not mandated and enforced/practiced. Too many variables to be a mask skeptic given Cali situation...