• ebolapie@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Yeah, I’m pretty sure the reason paper/cloth masks were what we settled on were

    1. Respirators are relatively expensive to manufacture and were in short supply
    2. The goal was to slow the spread to prevent overwhelming hospital systems and having everyone wear masks was better than doing nothing

    I worry that people will read this headline and take it as evidence that wearing masks was useless.

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      They will, but only the ones who already believed that. Doubt there’s going to be a net change in either direction in our lifetime.

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        2 days ago

        What frustrates me is that the logic is sound and, to me, very obvious. I try not to simply dismiss those I disagree with as stupid but it has been quite difficult these past few years.

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      I’m really worried people will decide it’s pointless to wear a mask when they’re sick. The best thing to come out of covid is that people with colds started wearing masks when they have to do stuff anyways