Topkick
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Yes, I agree. That's part of the point I was trying to make. My county and state are red.
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Florida173
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Some studies showed that social anxiety was significantly positively correlated with avoidance, impression management, and intention to wear masks, and significantly negatively correlated with self-identity.
So basically.. it's like a binky for adults with low self-esteem
So basically.. it's like a binky for adults with low self-esteem
Devildoc
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I never had faith in science and medicine. By its very definition science changes when something new is discovered. It's also run by humans and humans are fallible and mutable.
Devildoc
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To be fair: the original concept was sound. There are plenty of diseases in which we 'mask up': TB, pox diseases, etc; it's always been recommended with flu.
The issue was when 'healthcare' doubled down on stupid when it could not be proven that masks (or fill-in-whatever-COVID-protection-here) worked.
The issue was when 'healthcare' doubled down on stupid when it could not be proven that masks (or fill-in-whatever-COVID-protection-here) worked.
Masking in certain parts of the hospital is fine. Demanding N95 masks for all, every where, is insanity. Are they going to stock all sizes and have someone do fittings at the front door?
Devildoc
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The N95 for all is retarded, and I mean that in the nicest way. Utterly and ridiculously stupid; nonsensical in epic proportions .
That's the demand by the CSA up here. They have ZERO authority but they'll still demand it and some hospitals will enforce it. My family clinic just got rid of surgical masks for everyone .
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I feel for you because Canada really seems lost. Between that and news like this below, I'm not sure who's spiraling worse, Canada or the UK.
Nova Scotia sets up hotline for people to snitch on neighbours caught violating ban on hiking, camping, fishing
At least I haven’t gone to jail for any internet memes... yet.
Topkick
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They still walk among us here in the US, and many in California.
My state is no tropical paradise but I was never locked down or forced to wear a mask.
California COVID Wave Sparks Renewed Mask Debate
Ironically, this sort of came up over the weekend during a conversation about two of my wife's cousins. Both are a bit off, but one has gone off the deep end, found more vertical space, and leapt from it again. Flat earth, Masons worship the devil, etc. off of the deep end. My daughter was kind of beating him up in the conversation closing with some comment along the lines of "This is what happens when you're afraid and ignore science and experts" and so on.
I know this will shock some, but I'm opinionated and will vomit forth unsolicited thoughts. I told her this is years of distrust about the government and "science" which culminated in all things COVID. Climate change/ green energy/ recycling remains a cult despite piles of information to the contrary and then COVID really set new standards. Years of conspiracies about the government which came to light as 100% true and media that's corrupt and untrustworthy culminated in our COVID response.
We built this distrust, we fed it, we allowed it to happen, and now we want to bash anyone who doesn't fall in line with whatever any of us believe in these days?
For example, flat earth is stupid and debunked over and over, but I can see why people reject a sphere. Some non-believers of ANY topic are most assuredly crazy, but they aren't necessarily wrong. If we are ever going to move past COVID anything, we collectively need to recognize how we arrived at this point.
And we'll never do that, so people will view others are crazy or stupid or whatever. Sure, maybe some are, but some are simply over it all because we're tired of dancing to this tune, this broken record of lies and deceit. The traditional institutions we're supposed to trust are dead and gone and right, wrong, or other we're on our own with whatever information is available.
Topkick
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Personally, I dont give a flying fuck what others believe, think, or do as long as you leave me alone to believe, think and do what I believe. That includes government. You wanna wear a mask alone in your car? Enjoy! The problem as I see it is that a large population of Americans have become "Karen" now and Karen can fuck right off.
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It's quite the pickle. You can't really "hate" the politicians because they are only pandering to their base.
Incredibly corrupted by power and wealth - but they only got that power and wealth by pandering to crazy people.
It isn't the corrupt politicians that need to be chased with pitchforks and torches - it's the people that prop them up.
One full election cycle attended by sane people with sane life goals and a lot of this would stop.
...one election cycle of the sane people staying home because they've "had enough" will make it all worse.
Incredibly corrupted by power and wealth - but they only got that power and wealth by pandering to crazy people.
It isn't the corrupt politicians that need to be chased with pitchforks and torches - it's the people that prop them up.
One full election cycle attended by sane people with sane life goals and a lot of this would stop.
...one election cycle of the sane people staying home because they've "had enough" will make it all worse.
Devildoc
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Devildoc
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Sigh....and these are the people who want to corner the market on "truth" and kill me because I believe differently....
They're fucking every where. I ran into a bunch at Costco last week.
We're going to Costco tomorrow, lets see what trouble I can into.
Florida173
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Post COVID-19, still wear a face mask? Self-perceived facial attractiveness reduces mask-wearing intention
Every time I see someone wearing a mask, I'm reminded of this study. Most are probably doing us a favor by shielding their ugly face anyway.
Every time I see someone wearing a mask, I'm reminded of this study. Most are probably doing us a favor by shielding their ugly face anyway.
