Poll of the Day > Wearing a Mask PotD.

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Voted yes, but the sad fact is it is no longer required in my area. I've seen people get kicked out of smaller shops for not wearing any face protection, but it isn't a law.

Side fact: If you've got a damn mask, just wear it! Why risk your health and others going to get liquor, to get kicked out, then go back to your car and put your mask on to then return to the store to buy some Sprite and Malibu rum. Yes I'm judging you on your purchases too.

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The only mask I wear is the transformation undertaken when becoming a character for one of my legendary roles.

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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.

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.

Ya know, that's a very accurate statement.

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TitanOxide posted...

Side fact: If you've got a damn mask, just wear it! Why risk your health and others

I think youre just risking others lives. But anyway, I only wear a mask on base. Mostly because you have to. That being said, I dont really go many other places, anyway. But Ill probably stop once we dont have to. I definite wont wear one while running, though...
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I have to wear one 12 hours a day at work. Going into a store wearing one is nothing by comparison. Not gonna lie ive forgotten to bring mine a couple of times but I do try.

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why risk your health driving?
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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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adjl posted...

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.

Oh I completely agree with you. Even if it's 5%, isn't that worth it?

It was never a requirement where I live. Nobody is wearing masks.

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Krazy_Kirby posted...

why risk your health driving?

I guess that means you don't follow speed limits, line restrictions, signs, or wear a seat belt then.

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Krazy_Kirby posted...

why risk your health driving?

Yeesh.

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Voted no as I've no reason to bother.

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Nope, and its none of my business if someone else does or does not, nor their reasoning behind it. Freedoms Hard

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well if CNN reporters only wear them to propagate fear porn then why should I wear one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEpqk73keiI&feature=emb_title

TitanOxide posted...

I guess that means you don't follow speed limits, line restrictions, signs, or wear a seat belt then.

those have far greater benefits. wearing a mask wont prevent me from getting it
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bod2050 posted...

well if CNN reporters only wear them to propagate fear porn then why should I wear one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEpqk73keiI&feature=emb_title

so hypocritical. You watching Fox News and listening to their slander is just as bad as someone watching CNN.

this is happening all over the fucking world. Every nation is having lockdowns. This isnt some anti-trump thing.

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FrozenBananas posted...

so hypocritical. You watching Fox News and listening to their slander is just as bad as someone watching CNN.

this is happening all over the fucking world. Every nation is having lockdowns. This isnt some anti-trump thing.

Insecure much? LOL. Who said anything about fox news or Trump? That video has less than 900 views and was posted by a guy with less than 200 subscribers.

So go ahead and put your mask back on and continue to hide in your basement. As for me, I'll continue to not wear a mask and take my chances of catching a virus that has an average fatality age of 75 with compromised health factors.

bod2050 posted...

So go ahead and put your mask back on and continue to hide in your basement. As for me, I'll continue to not wear a mask and take my chances of catching a virus that has an average fatality age of 75 with compromised health factors.

This is a very selfish view of the situation. While you may not suffer the long-term effect of catching the virus, you may unwillingly spread it to someone who won't be so lucky. Not just the elderly, but anyone with immune-compromised systems or underlying heart or lung issues basically has a 100% mortality rate.

I don't understand how people can be so selfish and care free about endangering other's lives. It's a small piece of cloth to wear on your face, and it can make the difference between a few people getting sick and a few hundred sick with a dozen dead.

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TitanOxide posted...

This is a very selfish view of the situation.

I honestly don't care what others do providing it doesn't effect me. Likewise I'll do whatever I want within the rules set out.

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wwinterj25 posted...

I honestly don't care what others do providing it doesn't effect me. Likewise I'll do whatever I want within the rules set out.

Wow. As said directly in the post you quoted: This is a very selfish view of the situation.
Is it really that difficult to have a very minor inconvenience in order to help other people?

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TitanOxide posted...

Wow. As said directly in the post you quoted: This is a very selfish view of the situation.

Sure it's selfish. I concentrate on my own shit before I poke around in others.

Is it really that difficult to have a very minor inconvenience in order to help other people?

Difficult? No. However hardly anyone here is wearing them so who cares?


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Zangulus posted...

Yet another person who thinks the mortality rate of Covid-19 is the main problem. Its not.

Wrong. It is.

TitanOxide posted...

This is a very selfish view of the situation. While you may not suffer the long-term effect of catching the virus, you may unwillingly spread it to someone who won't be so lucky. Not just the elderly, but anyone with immune-compromised systems or underlying heart or lung issues basically has a 100% mortality rate.

I don't understand how people can be so selfish and care free about endangering other's lives. It's a small piece of cloth to wear on your face, and it can make the difference between a few people getting sick and a few hundred sick with a dozen dead.

Then those people need to take their own precautions. Not me and the overwhelming majority of people who are not at risk.

I have severe allergies. Its hard for me to breathe even without a mask sometimes. I would wear one, but only if I absolutely have to.

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bod2050 posted...

Then those people need to take their own precautions. Not me and the overwhelming majority of people who are not at risk.

You would rather high-risk people become unable to leave their house for basic things like groceries than suffer some minor inconveniences? And that's not even considering the fact that uncontrolled spread would almost certainly overwhelm hospitals and cause a sizable increase in mortality rate even among those who would otherwise have been fine, nor the fact that surviving treatment - though obviously better than not surviving - is a thoroughly miserable experience that seems like it will likely have longer-term health consequences. All because a handful of people got uppity because masks are uncomfortable and they want haircuts.

Get over yourself, diva.

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Nobody cared who I was until I put on the mask.
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adjl posted...

You would rather high-risk people become unable to leave their house for basic things like groceries than suffer some minor inconveniences? And that's not even considering the fact that uncontrolled spread would almost certainly overwhelm hospitals and cause a sizable increase in mortality rate even among those who would otherwise have been fine, nor the fact that surviving treatment - though obviously better than not surviving - is a thoroughly miserable experience that seems like it will likely have longer-term health consequences. All because a handful of people got uppity because masks are uncomfortable and they want haircuts.

Get over yourself, diva.

So my wife told me a quote that I think pertains to a lot of people on the other (wrong) side of the fence.
Arguing with them is like playing chess with a rooster. Even if their wrong they'll still kick over the pieces and strut around the board as if they won.

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the death rate is lower than what the left is claiming. just because someone had it when they died, doesn't mean that is what killed them
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Wearing a mask is an exciting opportunity to be fashionable.

Creating masks to complement my day to day outfits has been a lot of fun.

Krazy_Kirby posted...

the death rate is lower than what the left is claiming. just because someone had it when they died, doesn't mean that is what killed them

Really not the point.
Again, death rate becomes 100% under circumstances, and judging someone to be "healthy" just off looks is being a total fucking chess rooster.

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Krazy_Kirby posted...

the death rate is lower than what the left is claiming. just because someone had it when they died, doesn't mean that is what killed them

You're not going to do anything to defend your earlier driving comment?

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adjl posted...

You're not going to do anything to defend your earlier driving comment?

16.
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adjl posted...

You're not going to do anything to defend your earlier driving comment?

Nah, he's probably just going to block you.

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Zangulus posted...

Good come back. Three whole words to back up your entire failed idea.

Great rebuttal! Reasserting your initial claim, that had no evidence--with a second, even more useless claim with somehow even less evidence!

adjl posted...

You would rather high-risk people become unable to leave their house for basic things like groceries than suffer some minor inconveniences? And that's not even considering the fact that uncontrolled spread would almost certainly overwhelm hospitals and cause a sizable increase in mortality rate even among those who would otherwise have been fine, nor the fact that surviving treatment - though obviously better than not surviving - is a thoroughly miserable experience that seems like it will likely have longer-term health consequences. All because a handful of people got uppity because masks are uncomfortable and they want haircuts.

Get over yourself, diva.

The spread would cause more fatality in a large number of people who are not at risk of this overhyped flu because there's more people who have it but it isn't a risk for them.....what? Look, plandemic failed, an insanely low number of people are are at risk, and their health is their responsibility. It's a good thing the only thing less deadly than this overhyped Wuhan flu is your reasoning ability.

You lose, get over yourself fascist.

Krazy_Kirby posted...

16.

33.

Your analogy relies on the assumption that driving isn't regulated to minimize the risk for those participating (your position being that nobody should be subject to regulations to minimize the risk of COVID spread). That assumption is clearly false. Basing your entire analogy on a false assumption is going to take more to defend than "unregulated driving would be more dangerous than unregulated COVID spread."

bod2050 posted...

The spread would cause more fatality in a large number of people who are not at risk of this overhyped flu because there's more people who have it but it isn't a risk for them.....what?

There's nobody who isn't at risk at all for this. The risk is much, much greater for the elderly and otherwise unhealthy, but there's no shortage of young, healthy people that have been killed by it, and that rate will only go up if treatment capacity is overwhelmed. Even at a 0.1% fatality rate (which is roughly what it seems to be among low-risk people with treatment), an extra million cases (very easy to end up with without restrictions in place, given how virulent this thing is) is a thousand people dead who would otherwise have been perfectly fine. And that's not taking into account how much higher that fatality rate would be without treatment (which would happen with an extra million cases) or the potential for other long-term health consequences.

bod2050 posted...

their health is their responsibility.

Again, you would rather high-risk people become unable to leave their house for basic things like groceries than suffer some minor inconveniences? Perhaps it wasn't obvious because of how much else was in my post, but this was the primary point motivating the "get over yourself, diva" comment. A position like that cannot be described as anything more defensible than "being a selfish prick."

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bod2050 posted...

overhyped flu (......) overhyped Wuhan flu

You lost any and all credibility there.

You lose, get over yourself fascist.

Apparently, being a decent human and having consideration to others makes you fascist. And here I thought it was xenophobia and close-mindedness.

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I've avoided wearing a mask so far, but I have a funeral to go to on Saturday, so I'm going to have to silently drop F-bombs about wearing one and suck it up.

RedPixel posted...

I've avoided wearing a mask so far, but I have a funeral to go to on Saturday, so I'm going to have to silently drop F-bombs about wearing one and suck it up.

Yeah, it sucks, I'll agree to that. I've had my nose broken twice (within a 2 month period) so wearing a mask now makes my sinuses go crazy and I have to breathe through my mouth... with snot constantly dripping down out my nose and back of my throat.

But I understand the benefits of the greater public and just do it instead of bitching about my "freedoms" or endangering others.

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TitanOxide posted...

Yeah, it sucks, I'll agree to that. I've had my nose broken twice (within a 2 month period) so wearing a mask now makes my sinuses go crazy and I have to breathe through my mouth... with snot constantly dripping down out my nose and back of my throat.

But I understand the benefits of the greater public and just do it instead of bitching about my "freedoms" or endangering others.

Aye... sounds painful, sorry bout your nose.

Yeah, my wife is much more tolerant, patient, and considerate about the mask stuff and making others feel safe in that way. I grew up in Chicago, my patience for the political correctness bullshit went out the window a long time ago.

https://youtu.be/oH0UaeMItRU

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My work postman gave me a cloth tie-behind mask today. Those earloops are really bothersome.

It's made of some star wars Jedi justice fabric. The wife of a guy we know that works across the street made it. Kind of funny how it made it to me.

What is "Jedi justice"?

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