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> My guess is about 50% in super markets still wear them, with regional differences. My personal gut feeling (being German, but also having been influenced by

by q-big 5y ago

> My guess is about 50% in super markets still wear them, with regional differences. My personal gut feeling (being German, but also having been influenced by a "privacy-consciousness bubble" ;-) ) is that there exist people who like the situation that it has become socially acceptable to wear a mask in public (without being concerned about COVID-19 in the slightest), for example because - this enables you to say a big "f... you" to surveillance cameras - this might possibly be even a socially acceptable and semi-legal way to "circumvent" the "Vermummungsverbot" on rallys (concerning "Vermummungsverbot": in Germany, you are not allowed to wear face coverings on public rallys; the police often uses this as a pretense to take action against protestors when it does not like the goal of the rally) In this spirit: Let's continue the situation that disguising yourself in public stays socially accepted. Thus, I will continue wearing a mask in public and simply give the pretense that I am still concerned about COVID-19, or that I believe to belong to a group that is more vulnerable regarding COVID-19. TLDR: Do not believe that everybody who now still wears a mask in public in Germany does this because he is afraid of COVID-19.

LargoLasskhyfv 4y ago
Surveillance cam feeds into Edge-AI-Gadget, tracking your clothes, gait, whatever, saying KTHXBAI subject 08154711! Sorry for the wet nose and face.
tjansen 5y ago
I think people wearing masks for privacy are a very small minority. This is the first time I heard that. People I know just feel uneasy not to wear them, especially indoors, either thinking it will protect them or feel that it's the right thing to do given the still very high infection rates. Some also have to wear them in public transport and just keep them on because it's easier.
- q-big 5y ago
  > I think people wearing masks for privacy are a very small minority. That is why I wrote 'having been influenced by a "privacy-consciousness bubble" ;-)'. But I actually do know quite a few such people.
  - LargoLasskhyfv 4y ago
    I've actually thought about that before, and came to the same conclusions :-) Can even be combined with sunglasses, though I don't like hoodies, basecaps, or other stuff on my head. I guess I'm black wavy ponytail for any recognition algorithms. shrug

by q-big 5y ago

LargoLasskhyfv 4y ago

Surveillance cam feeds into Edge-AI-Gadget, tracking your clothes, gait, whatever, saying KTHXBAI subject 08154711! Sorry for the wet nose and face.

tjansen 5y ago

I think people wearing masks for privacy are a very small minority. This is the first time I heard that. People I know just feel uneasy not to wear them, especially indoors, either thinking it will protect them or feel that it's the right thing to do given the still very high infection rates. Some also have to wear them in public transport and just keep them on because it's easier.

q-big 5y ago
> I think people wearing masks for privacy are a very small minority. That is why I wrote 'having been influenced by a "privacy-consciousness bubble" ;-)'. But I actually do know quite a few such people.
- LargoLasskhyfv 4y ago
  I've actually thought about that before, and came to the same conclusions :-) Can even be combined with sunglasses, though I don't like hoodies, basecaps, or other stuff on my head. I guess I'm black wavy ponytail for any recognition algorithms. shrug