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Unfortunately, a few of my friends fell victim to the Qanon conspiracy bandwagon and the fact that mask pore size is wider than the virus was heavily circulated

Unfortunately, a few of my friends fell victim to the Qanon conspiracy bandwagon and the fact that mask pore size is wider than the virus was heavily circulated as a reason for mask ineffectiveness.

petertodd 5y ago
That wasn't a Quanon conspiracy: that was misunderstanding that I saw plenty of mainstream doctors and other health professionals promote. What it showed is that either they were intentionally lying - which I kinda doubt - or that they were so confident in what they had heard that they never bothered to do any research for themselves. Just reading the relevant wikipedia pages carefully would have corrected that misunderstanding.
- XorNot 5y ago
  This is your not frequent enough reminder that "doctor" is not a synonym for "scientist", or more specifically epidemiologist. Medical doctor's are basically mechanic's for the human body. The human body is complex, so this is a high bar to clear and an important function, but it doesn't magically grant them knowledge about concepts outside that field.
blumomo 5y ago
Everyone is having assumptions about these observations. The conclusions might not be always right, but at least the observation is real. And when you observe that mask mandating states don’t do significantly better than mask-free states, then a curious mind rightfully starts pondering. No need to unterstand conspiracy theories (a difficult topic) to understand that science isn’t getting it right yet.
- cforrester 5y ago
  > And when you observe that mask mandating states don’t do significantly better than mask-free states, then a curious mind rightfully starts pondering. If this is true, which I haven't confirmed, wouldn't that say more about the effectiveness of political policy rather than about masks themselves? When we have seen throughout the pandemic that healthcare workers have a dramatically lower rate of infection compared to the general population, despite having more direct contact with infected populations, it is clear to the that proper precautions including protective equipment (principally masks, for a respiratory disease) can impede COVID transmission heavily. With that being the case, the question becomes: has mask policy been effective in getting enough people to wear masks properly and consistently, in states where it is mandated?
Louis_Sarwal 5y ago
Q is a symbol used by pedophiles to say that they are pedos ;). Just look at "Q", and you will see what I mean. Nothing complex about it.

Unfortunately, a few of my friends fell victim to the Qanon conspiracy bandwagon and the fact that mask pore size is wider than the virus was heavily circulated as a reason for mask ineffectiveness.

petertodd 5y ago

That wasn't a Quanon conspiracy: that was misunderstanding that I saw plenty of mainstream doctors and other health professionals promote. What it showed is that either they were intentionally lying - which I kinda doubt - or that they were so confident in what they had heard that they never bothered to do any research for themselves. Just reading the relevant wikipedia pages carefully would have corrected that misunderstanding.

XorNot 5y ago
This is your not frequent enough reminder that "doctor" is not a synonym for "scientist", or more specifically epidemiologist. Medical doctor's are basically mechanic's for the human body. The human body is complex, so this is a high bar to clear and an important function, but it doesn't magically grant them knowledge about concepts outside that field.

blumomo 5y ago

Everyone is having assumptions about these observations. The conclusions might not be always right, but at least the observation is real. And when you observe that mask mandating states don’t do significantly better than mask-free states, then a curious mind rightfully starts pondering. No need to unterstand conspiracy theories (a difficult topic) to understand that science isn’t getting it right yet.

cforrester 5y ago
> And when you observe that mask mandating states don’t do significantly better than mask-free states, then a curious mind rightfully starts pondering. If this is true, which I haven't confirmed, wouldn't that say more about the effectiveness of political policy rather than about masks themselves? When we have seen throughout the pandemic that healthcare workers have a dramatically lower rate of infection compared to the general population, despite having more direct contact with infected populations, it is clear to the that proper precautions including protective equipment (principally masks, for a respiratory disease) can impede COVID transmission heavily. With that being the case, the question becomes: has mask policy been effective in getting enough people to wear masks properly and consistently, in states where it is mandated?

Louis_Sarwal 5y ago

Q is a symbol used by pedophiles to say that they are pedos ;). Just look at "Q", and you will see what I mean. Nothing complex about it.