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COVID caused a lot of mind-changing. For example, we thought that plain cloth masks were somewhat effective at stopping transmission, but now we know that they
by gnicholas 3y ago
COVID caused a lot of mind-changing. For example, we thought that plain cloth masks were somewhat effective at stopping transmission, but now we know that they are not. It's surreal to think back on wearing them even outside at times, when someone would pass on the sidewalk, for example. But it may have been rational to take extreme precautions at first, when we didn't know better. It's just too bad that there weren't many real-world studies done on masking efficacy, so that we could know what would and would not make a difference.
- wpietri 3y agoPart of what makes this example interesting to me is that it didn't just change the minds of random people, who did their best with uncertain information. It changed some of the expert views on disease transmission, where the paradigm was around droplets, not aerosols.
- throwmeaway1212 3y ago> For example, we thought that plain cloth masks were somewhat effective at stopping transmission, but now we know that they are not What links do you have supporting this?/Can you give more details? There is evidence regarding Omicron but as far as I'm aware that is it. Afaik masks were effective.