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How long do you plan on wearing a mask for? Will it be for the rest of your life? What will change your view?

This isn’t meant to be inflammatory. There’s someone at work who wears one everyday and I’m too afraid to ask them.

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[-] [email protected] 34 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

The way you phrased the question is a tad bitey.

That person may or may not be immunocompromised or they are caring for someone who is and are taking precautions.

Why does it matter if someone chooses to wear a mask or not? Maybe it’s a great excuse to avoid facial recognition software.

Change the view that if you have a contagious illness that wearing a mask helps prevent the spread of it? Never gonna change. I don’t wear one daily but choose to if I start showing signs of a respiratory illness because it works and I care about people around me.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Why does it matter if someone chooses to wear a mask or not? Maybe it’s a great excuse to avoid facial recognition software.

Sunglasses are better for that. The idiots trying to ban masks aren't trying to fight crime, they just want to normalize spreading illness.

I wear a respirator whenever I'm in an indoor public space like a store, and I also don't spend more time in those spaces than I have to. I go into the store and get what I need, but I generally don't linger around browsing stuff. That means I probably buy less stuff, which is good for my wallet as well. But politicians hate that. They want us out there spending. That's why they are trying to play down covid risks. So they hate mask and respirator usage since it reminds others that the virus is still out there.

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