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• taeric 4y ago
  Down this path lies "always where a mask." Which I doubt even you are advocating for? For hand washing, I'm comfortable with that. For the mask? Princess Bride quotes not withstanding, I don't see it happening. And to be clear, for some things, where the cost of the preventative measure is essentially zero, I'm fine with this. Driving a car? You have to buckle up. Riding a bus? Things change. And that last is an important point. Nuance in policy is more than just "is there a risk" but also "does the mitigation of the risk encourage worse behavior?" If requiring seat belts on busses reduced capacity of busses and reduced ridership on said bus, with a corresponding increase in cars, that would be a bad decision. Now, does that directly apply to masks? I don't think so, but I do think a ton of the energy that was being directed at masking would be amazing to reclaim if it doesn't work at the society level.
  • superkuh 4y ago
    I didn't mean to imply I supported using physical violence (government regulation) to force people to wear masks in public buildings. I am only stating that those chosing not to are doing something that is at the minimum, extremely rude. Half of them are (not) doing it because they are lazy and life is hard, half are doing it because they're ignorant assholes. Both groups deserve a middle finger... but not a cop attacking them.