80,000 people died in 3 months from the flu. Why didn't you mask up?
My god didn't say to
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Wasn't virtue signaling then
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Because mask policy is distinctly political in that it is performative. It literally is 'my god didn't say so'. Because even judging by their merits alone, studies on masks are inconclusive on their effects, many supportive, many discrediting. Same for lockdowns. These policies are based on what people believe to be true from here-say and surface-level plausibility, without considering things like the size of a virus particle relative to woven fabric, or how many particles it takes to infect someone. I wouldn't blame anyone for believing they work as prescribed, but prior studies and the data from this pandemic suggest otherwise. Our mental models of viral mechanisms is demonstrably insufficient. Side: My god didn't say to
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Masks cannot, and indeed do not guarantee personal safety. A young man was wearing one in a busy street in Alabama last week when he was knocked down and killed by a semi-trailer-tractor-truck while crossing the road. His face mask proved to be totally useless in such circumstances. Just goes to lets you shows you. Side: Wasn't virtue signaling then
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