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I find that many of the mandates are "feel good assumptions" rather than actual science. Take masks on airplanes, there have been 0 outbreaks of Covid as a resu
by _fat_santa 5y ago
I find that many of the mandates are "feel good assumptions" rather than actual science. Take masks on airplanes, there have been 0 outbreaks of Covid as a result of a flight, and for good reason. Airplanes have heavy duty HEPA filters that will filter all the air in the cabin every ~3-4 minutes. On the one hand the science says that masks won't really do a damn thing on airplanes but we mandate them because its a "feel good assumption", when you walk on the airplane and see everyone wearing a mask, it makes you feel safer, even though it's not actually any safer.
Same goes for social distancing. I heard somewhere that the initial number was 10FT. But then businesses complained that it would be unfeasible so they voted by committee and reduced it to 6FT.
The last example I bring is in restaurants. I was recently in Hawaii and the rule is, if you are sitting down you don't need to wear a mask but if you are standing up you must wear a mask. Now I get why the rule is there and I'm not complaining about it, but think of how stupid this rule is from a scientific perspective.