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There is plenty of serious objection to mask mandates, the literature on the subject was unanimously against universal masking before 2020. It is absolutely po
by henrikschroder 5y ago
There is plenty of serious objection to mask mandates, the literature on the subject was unanimously against universal masking before 2020.
It is absolutely possible to find examples of positive correlation between mask use and lowered spread, but it's also possible to find examples of the opposite, and of no difference.
If it works, why are there so many cases where it just doesn't?
- henrikschroder 5y agoIf you want some fun examples of counter-correlations, this is a good article: https://ianmsc.substack.com/p/the-more-masks-fail-the-more-we-need https://ianmsc.substack.com/p/the-more-masks-fail-the-more-w... Yes, those examples are cherry-picked, but if you're defending the null hypothesis - mask mandates don't work - that's a perfectly valid argument for your case. If you argue that mask mandates work, it's on you to explain every single counter-correlation, you can't cherry-pick correlations that happen to support your case.