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It's funny, every time this gets brought up people always say "it's not that bad/inconvenient" as if their experience is the only one that matter. If you live w

It's funny, every time this gets brought up people always say "it's not that bad/inconvenient" as if their experience is the only one that matter. If you live where it's hot and humid climate, a cloth face covering will get extremely uncomfortable (and drenched) very quickly. Or god forbid you have glasses, long hair, and/or ear rings that get tangled constantly. I've smashed a pair of sunglasses on the concrete at least twice in the last year because of masks, and very nearly my prescription glasses (which are far more expensive). Not to mention the psychological harm of (mass) mask wearing.

minikites 5y ago
>Not to mention the psychological harm of (mass) mask wearing. What is the mechanism for this harm?
- packetlost 5y ago
  Mostly feelings of isolation and depression. For some, seeing faces (in person, not over video call) is super important for socialization. Basically, if you "get" people watching, you probably understand what I'm talking about. There's no studies as far as I know, but I imagine there's certain developmental aspects of interpreting facial expressions that young children are also missing out on to some extent. For me personally, I want to leave my house much less when everyone is wearing masks, both because it presents both a physical (however slight) and psychological burden on myself (it matters more for those with ADHD and other neurological differences). The biggest problem I have with the discussion now is that it borders on religious virtue signaling with how far people take it and you cannot bring up any counterarguments or examples without immediately being demonized.
  - justwanttolearn 5y ago
    "The main insight of the present research is that face masks’ use influences emotion inference from faces for all ages and especially for toddlers." https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.669432/full https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.6694...

minikites 5y ago

>Not to mention the psychological harm of (mass) mask wearing. What is the mechanism for this harm?

packetlost 5y ago
Mostly feelings of isolation and depression. For some, seeing faces (in person, not over video call) is super important for socialization. Basically, if you "get" people watching, you probably understand what I'm talking about. There's no studies as far as I know, but I imagine there's certain developmental aspects of interpreting facial expressions that young children are also missing out on to some extent. For me personally, I want to leave my house much less when everyone is wearing masks, both because it presents both a physical (however slight) and psychological burden on myself (it matters more for those with ADHD and other neurological differences). The biggest problem I have with the discussion now is that it borders on religious virtue signaling with how far people take it and you cannot bring up any counterarguments or examples without immediately being demonized.
- justwanttolearn 5y ago
  "The main insight of the present research is that face masks’ use influences emotion inference from faces for all ages and especially for toddlers." https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.669432/full https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.6694...