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>>I suspect universal N95 masks might be enough. We have no idea the damage that constant mask-wearing could do. This would be a very dangerous experiment, tha
by CryptoPunk 4y ago
>>I suspect universal N95 masks might be enough.
We have no idea the damage that constant mask-wearing could do. This would be a very dangerous experiment, that interferes with basic the human functionality that we are adapted to.
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-child-language/article/abs/attention-to-the-mouth-and-gaze-following-in-infancy-predict-language-development/209AED7224CC2D4C42D72A4109F00918# https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-child-lan...
- moistly 4y ago> We have no idea the damage that constant mask-wearing could do. Pshaw. Many people wear masks constantly. I wear a mask for days at a time when I’m woodworking. Sculptors wear masks while creating their art. Surgeons wear masks for ages during complex operations. My dentist wears his mask all day every day. The guy who paints your house will wear a mask all day. It is simply ridiculous to suggest that we don’t know what mask-wearing will do.
- CryptoPunk 4y agoNone of what you describe is wearing masks constantly. This would be mask-wearing in all social situations, for years, for every one, including children. And none of these tell us the population-wide effects of switching to mask-wearing, even for the limited scope that the people in occupations you mention wear masks, would be benign. For example, there is indication that emotional connections between doctors and patients are disrupted by masks: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24364989/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24364989/