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If masks are *somewhat* effective then...?
Posted on 6/30/20 at 8:50 am
Posted on 6/30/20 at 8:50 am
How can wearing masks in public and taking them off when home be considered logical?
In the current scenario envisioned by mask-demanders:
A person goes shopping at place where mask-wearing staff is on hand to wipe down surfaces and social distancing is practiced.
However, most medical experts will say the shopper still may contract the virus.
The shopper comes home to a place with no social distancing, probably less wiping (especially if kids are in the house) and where vulnerable people may be sheltering in place.
Yet in almost every case, they remove their masks upon coming in the door, don’t they?
Not advocating wearing masks in the home, just pointing out that mask advocates have a logic flaw unless they are 24/7 mask wearers.
In the current scenario envisioned by mask-demanders:
A person goes shopping at place where mask-wearing staff is on hand to wipe down surfaces and social distancing is practiced.
However, most medical experts will say the shopper still may contract the virus.
The shopper comes home to a place with no social distancing, probably less wiping (especially if kids are in the house) and where vulnerable people may be sheltering in place.
Yet in almost every case, they remove their masks upon coming in the door, don’t they?
Not advocating wearing masks in the home, just pointing out that mask advocates have a logic flaw unless they are 24/7 mask wearers.
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Posted on 6/30/20 at 8:51 am to DeCat ODahouse
If I’m wearing, it comes off in the truck and stays there
Posted on 6/30/20 at 8:52 am to DeCat ODahouse
Masks are pablum for the poorly educated. Gives them the impression they are "doing something".
Posted on 6/30/20 at 8:52 am to DeCat ODahouse
I haven't taken mine off other than to eat/drink in 3 months. It's starting to stink.
Posted on 6/30/20 at 8:52 am to DeCat ODahouse
quote:
How can wearing masks in public and taking them off when home be considered logical?
this is actually a point i've been making lately
the most important place for masks to be worn is in the home
Posted on 6/30/20 at 8:53 am to DeCat ODahouse
I maintain it’s akin to a modern day duck and cover
Posted on 6/30/20 at 8:53 am to DeCat ODahouse
I mean...you’re not wrong.
Posted on 6/30/20 at 8:54 am to DeCat ODahouse
quote:
Not advocating wearing masks in the home, just pointing out that mask advocates have a logic flaw unless they are 24/7 mask wearers.
AND they have to be sealed to the skin around the face for that 24/7, something 99.9999 % of cloth masks don't do.
Posted on 6/30/20 at 8:54 am to DeCat ODahouse
Your title says it all. Mask are "somewhat" effective. Nobody is saying they are the end all, be all but they do provide a barrier to saliva which can spread the virus. By your post you should also say that people working in hospitals should not wear a mask because they most certainly do not wear them at home
Posted on 6/30/20 at 8:55 am to DeCat ODahouse
There's no point in wearing them. People don't wear them 24/7 and even when they do wear them half of the people wear them improperly.
And the people who do wear them properly are not wearing N95 masks, so their little cloth mask is not seal tight. Guess what, aerosols don't travel in a straight line directly at your lips and in no other direction.
In short, they're completely pointless.
And the people who do wear them properly are not wearing N95 masks, so their little cloth mask is not seal tight. Guess what, aerosols don't travel in a straight line directly at your lips and in no other direction.
In short, they're completely pointless.
Posted on 6/30/20 at 8:55 am to DeCat ODahouse
This is really very simple, and it's plain common sense. Masks OBVIOUSLY help slow the spread of the virus. The virus is almost exclusively spread from particles exiting the nose or mouth of an infected person and entering the nose and mouth of someone else. Maybe it gets on a hand first and then into the mouth.
A mask obviously limits the spray of saliva when talking, yawning, or just breathing. Is it worth it? That's a judgement call. But those arguing that it's not effective are morons who are just being stubborn.
A mask obviously limits the spray of saliva when talking, yawning, or just breathing. Is it worth it? That's a judgement call. But those arguing that it's not effective are morons who are just being stubborn.
Posted on 6/30/20 at 8:55 am to DeCat ODahouse
Mask are a great way to conceal my identity
Posted on 6/30/20 at 8:56 am to DeCat ODahouse
Isn't this the same topic that has been discussed 50238x23 times since March?
Posted on 6/30/20 at 8:56 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:
the most important place for masks to be worn is in the home
Unless someone in your house is sick, why?
The whole transmission by contact isn’t nearly as serious as previously thought.
Posted on 6/30/20 at 8:56 am to DeCat ODahouse
This take of yours is one of the most difficult lines of logic for me to appreciate since this virus began.
Are you confused on whether or not there are more airborne germs in a grocery store than your own home?
Are you confused on whether or not there are more airborne germs in a grocery store than your own home?
Posted on 6/30/20 at 8:57 am to jmarto1
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they do provide a barrier to saliva which can spread the virus.
Don’t stand in someone’s face when talking, cough in your arm, keep pocket hand soap to wash arm. This is basic elementary stuff we learned at 3, to not spread viruses and at the same time, not have to wear a mask
Posted on 6/30/20 at 8:58 am to DeCat ODahouse
Oh good, more mask threads.
Posted on 6/30/20 at 9:04 am to windshieldman
quote:
Don’t stand in someone’s face when talking, cough in your arm, keep pocket hand soap to wash arm. This is basic elementary stuff we learned at 3, to not spread viruses and at the same time, not have to wear a mask
Okay now first consider how dumb the average TD poster is. Then realize since they’re online at least a couple levels deep past Facebook, they’re at an above average level of intelligence for this country. Then realize that means over 50% of the country is dumber than the dumbest TD posters.
Then ask yourself, do they understand basic elementary school concepts of hygiene, personal space, etc? Probably not at well as you think in your idealist hypothetical here.
Posted on 6/30/20 at 9:05 am to TH03
quote:
Probably not at well as you think in your idealist hypothetical here
Cool, but I do, so I don’t wear a mask
Posted on 6/30/20 at 9:06 am to Penrod
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This is really very simple, and it's plain common sense. Masks OBVIOUSLY help slow the spread of the virus.
ok now what? have you stopped it? no
Is the virus going away? no
is there anyone that will not eventually have to deal with exposure? no
if i do get it whats the chance i recover? 99.75 is the latest i think
so now tell me what did walking around dizzy headed from breathing my own carbon dioxide really do? not a thing
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