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Topic	With mask mandates ending
TomNook 06/12/21 8:26:21 PM #77:	Leafeon13N posted... Or you pass it to someone with a compromised immune system, they don't build antibodies and then die. While it's good to look out for your fellow man, you really have to wonder where to draw the line on this kind of thinking. Do you wear a mask for the rest of your life because of people with an even worse immune system who could be killed by your common cold? Do you never drive a car again because you might cause an accident? Avoiding any kind of disagreement with people in real life and online because of the possibility of them having a mental condition where they do harm to themselves? I understand the mentality of wanting to look out for people...but it gets to a point where it's impractical and you really can't live your life in any realistic manner if you let it get to you. I think it's just better to follow the general scientific guidelines that are being established for a society to function again, rather than one's own interpretations. Paratroopa1 posted... Even if I'm unvaccinated, if I'm masked, then people can trust that I am taking them seriously and keeping their safety in mind. If I'm unmasked, then I'm a total wildcard. It could indicate that I'm a nice person who's vaccinated, or it could indicate that I'm an asshole who's putting them at risk. While there are certainly parts of the world where there are people who want vaccinated, yet can't get it yet, that doesn't apply to most of the US (and that's only going to become more and more true). So the people you are perceiving in your mind as being afraid of you for not wearing a mask are mostly going to be people who have actively chosen not to get the vaccine. Everyone I know in real life who doesn't have the vaccine has chosen that they don't want it for various reasons. I'm not saying my life experience here is the same for everyone...but I'm not even in one of the top states, and is true for me. --- Bells, bells, bells! <cite>TomNook posted [p:954934714] in With mask ... [t:79504932]...</cite> <quote>Leafeon13N posted... </cite> <quote>Or you pass it to someone with a compromised immune system, they don't build antibodies and then die.</quote>While it's good to look out for your fellow man, you really have to wonder where to draw the line on this kind of thinking. Do you wear a mask for the rest of your life because of people with an even worse immune system who could be killed by your common cold? Do you never drive a car again because you might cause an accident? Avoiding any kind of disagreement with people in real life and online because of the possibility of them having a mental condition where they do harm to themselves? I understand the mentality of wanting to look out for people...but it gets to a point where it's impractical and you really can't live your life in any realistic manner if you let it get to you. I think it's just better to follow the general scientific guidelines that are being established for a society to function again, rather than one's own interpretations. Paratroopa1 posted... </cite> <quote>Even if I'm unvaccinated, if I'm masked, then people can trust that I am taking them seriously and keeping their safety in mind. If I'm unmasked, then I'm a total wildcard. It could indicate that I'm a nice person who's vaccinated, or it could indicate that I'm an asshole who's putting them at risk.</quote>While there are certainly parts of the world where there are people who want vaccinated, yet can't get it yet, that doesn't apply to most of the US (and that's only going to become more and more true). So the people you are perceiving in your mind as being afraid of you for not wearing a mask are mostly going to be people who have actively chosen not to get the vaccine. Everyone I know in real life who doesn't have the vaccine has chosen that they don't want it for various reasons. I'm not saying my life experience here is the same for everyone...but I'm not even in one of the top states, and is true for me. --- Bells, bells, bells!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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