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ListerineStrips posted...

The problem is the mask helps in preventing you from spreading it but does minimal in preventing you from contracting it. People would rather avoid minor inconveniences than look out for the whole. Just look at anti-vaxxers.

I've seen numbers (albeit ones that weren't fact-checked) that indicate that wearing a mask (presumably a proper one, though anything helps a bit) reduces the risk of being infected by about 30%, compared to a 70% reduction in infecting others. That 30% isn't a huge difference, obviously, but it's notably better than nothing, and given how serious this has the potential to be, I'd say it's worthwhile.

Krazy_Kirby posted...

why risk your health driving?

I'm really not sure why this is such a popular analogy from people who want there to be no more precautions against the spread of this infection. Driving has countless precautionary regulations surrounding it that help to make an otherwise-dangerous activity safer for everyone involved. Asking "why shouldn't I go hang out in a crowded bar during a pandemic?" is roughly akin to asking "why shouldn't I drive on the left side of the road?", if we're making analogies to driving.

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