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Incredible, it's like the next up selfishness level from a mask with a valve. Holy heck. Really is hard to believe this isn't a joke.
by thot_experiment 5y ago
Incredible, it's like the next up selfishness level from a mask with a valve. Holy heck. Really is hard to believe this isn't a joke.
- stubish 5y agoIt is designed for air pollution, not COVID. I understand they have been working on it for several years, pre-pandemic.
- arethuza 5y agoWhy is it selfish? I know we should all be doing our best to cut down on air pollution but in the meantime what's wrong with using something like this?
- 2muchcoffeeman 5y agoIf you were to cough while this was on, you’d effectively just spread the particles everywhere. Pre pandemic, this might have been alright. Post pandemic, it’s irresponsible.
- DiggyJohnson 5y agoI don’t think I agree with ‘selfish’, but I don’t think I’d ever be close with anyone that uses this product, not because of their decision to use this produce itself, but because a person to uses this product is likely very disengaged from the real world. I don’t usually share such negative opinions on HN, so please excuse this exception. I’m trying to make a point about how *some people will see this product and quite literally not imagine a reasonable person wearing a device that disconnects them so much from their surroundings, and others who are surprised and confused as to why anyone would ever be outspokenly critical of a device that probably does work as advertised to help the user avoid air pollution. Cases where this overly negative point does not apply: - places where air pollution is a significant problem in daily life
- arethuza 5y agoWhat about people who suffer from allergies to things like plant pollen?
- dazc 5y agoYou only have to witness people walking around today, totally immersed in their own self and oblivious to what's going on around them, to appreciate that this kind of product is going to be accepted as normal soon enough.