Free advice: Don't wear a mask if you have a day-long interview at a FAANG. Don't wear a mask if you participate in an athletic competition. You won't get peak

Free advice: Don't wear a mask if you have a day-long interview at a FAANG. Don't wear a mask if you participate in an athletic competition. You won't get peak performance for either intellectual or physical activities. Masks are not zero cost, they reduce airflow. And their effectiveness against covid spread remains to be proven, especially as strains get more and more infectious. Now consider that kids are forced to wear cloth masks all day long, day after day after day. This is a choice, there are places in the world where they are just as serious about covid as US, and yet kids can stay in class without masks. It's a rough tradeoff. I wish we could have an adult conversation, not pretend there are no minuses and masks are a no brainer in all situations. We have replaced conversation with Twitter sloganeering. An example: https://nltimes.nl/2021/08/23/school-year-starts-north-netherlands-amid-ventilation-concerns https://nltimes.nl/2021/08/23/school-year-starts-north-nethe... > In secondary education, teachers and pupils who have been fully vaccinated for at least two weeks won't have to quarantine after contact with someone who has the coronavirus. Only unvaccinated teachers and -students need to take a self-test twice a week. Teachers and students need to maintain social distancing, and face masks are mandatory in corridors and canteens. > In primary education, adults like teachers and parents must keep 1.5 meters apart. But for the kids, no restrictions apply other than the general rules like washing your hands regularly and staying home if you have symptoms.