it's dismaying to see a reasoned (if countervailing) position being so reflexively suppressed, and maddening to witness the mass hysteria still buttressing inef

it's dismaying to see a reasoned (if countervailing) position being so reflexively suppressed, and maddening to witness the mass hysteria still buttressing ineffective mandated interventions like public masking. the only places outside of healthcare settings where masking plausibly makes any difference for ordinary folks is at home (amongst friends/family) and in crowded indoor social gatherings (club, house party, etc.). a modicum of physical distancing is all that's need in most public places to minimize tranmission risk about as much as is possible. combine that with masking public-facing workers (like cashiers), and we've maxed out the potential of masking as an intervention. everything else is theater.