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When you spread covid misinformation, you help people die earlier than they otherwise would. The fact is, the vaccines reduce the transmission of covid. Likewi

by jmull 5y ago

When you spread covid misinformation, you help people die earlier than they otherwise would. The fact is, the vaccines reduce the transmission of covid. Likewise well-fitted quality masks. So when you opt out, or encourage others to do so, there's an incremental harm to other people. To the extent anyone reads and is persuaded by you comments, people are being harmed. Hopefully, no one is, but I see from the responses at least one dummy is encouraged. I wonder how you feel about that? > The risk to children is incredibly low. I don't think you're actually unaware there is a substantial number of people in schools that aren't children. So what's the point of this observation in relation to the topic?

pcmoney 5y ago
What misinformation am I spreading? I think you are misunderstanding me. I am not saying vaccines and masks have no benefit. Vaccines have a substantial personal benefit and a more marginal communal benefit. Mask done perfectly have a decent personal and communal benefit. However, masks are not done perfectly and never will be. The question is should we have mandates? Should we have vaccine mandates along the lines of “get the vaccine or get fired?” for marginal and waning communal benefit. If so should we extend this marginal logic to other marginally communally beneficial prevention measures? Eg. Protests are spreader events. These hurt the community. Attend a protest and you’re fired. I don’t think either is reasonable. In regards to mask mandates we are forcing kids to wear masks at school but we are not mandating adults wear masks at restaurants, bars, movie theatres, concerts, football games etc. It doesn’t matter if the kids had perfect mask compliance (and they dont) the exposure to adults is everywhere. Also mask mandates do not impact behavior much. So why do we have them for students? I think it is mostly because adults want security theater and are used to telling kids to do something they themselves are unwilling to do.

by jmull 5y ago

pcmoney 5y ago

What misinformation am I spreading? I think you are misunderstanding me. I am not saying vaccines and masks have no benefit. Vaccines have a substantial personal benefit and a more marginal communal benefit. Mask done perfectly have a decent personal and communal benefit. However, masks are not done perfectly and never will be. The question is should we have mandates? Should we have vaccine mandates along the lines of “get the vaccine or get fired?” for marginal and waning communal benefit. If so should we extend this marginal logic to other marginally communally beneficial prevention measures? Eg. Protests are spreader events. These hurt the community. Attend a protest and you’re fired. I don’t think either is reasonable. In regards to mask mandates we are forcing kids to wear masks at school but we are not mandating adults wear masks at restaurants, bars, movie theatres, concerts, football games etc. It doesn’t matter if the kids had perfect mask compliance (and they dont) the exposure to adults is everywhere. Also mask mandates do not impact behavior much. So why do we have them for students? I think it is mostly because adults want security theater and are used to telling kids to do something they themselves are unwilling to do.