I don't want to make a mountain out of a molehill.
I don't think anyone's injured significantly by wearing a mask. It seems more and more silly as time goes on, but the basic notion that reducing the velocity of a person's outbreath could act as a form of source control if that person is contagious doesn't seem idiotic. It turns out, ap…
I don't want to make a mountain out of a molehill.
I don't think anyone's injured significantly by wearing a mask. It seems more and more silly as time goes on, but the basic notion that reducing the velocity of a person's outbreath could act as a form of source control if that person is contagious doesn't seem idiotic. It turns out, apparently, that science doesn't support that idea, so I'm no longer particularly keen on wearing a mask. But the idea seems neither idiotic to me nor particularly burdensome.
I get that it's not good for children to have their faces covered. It's a problem. But it's not just some evil overlords requiring it, it's people who still buy the whole fear-based narrative, and think they're the good guys. Elevating it into high-flown rhetoric about standing for individual liberty seems silly too. That's not the way to de-escalate the fear. If anything, that rhetoric about "liberty" is counterproductive. People who are in the grip of fear will throw their liberty away with both hands. Getting the fear spiraled down is important.
I don't agree with you on how simple this is, your take seems like how I used to think in elementary school. My world has gotten more complex since then, and I guess yours just hasn't for some reason. If you have only a few black-and-white categories to work with, then I guess we're not going to be able to agree.
Sorry you're so pissed at me, but there may not be a lot I can do about that.
I don't want to make a mountain out of a molehill.
I don't think anyone's injured significantly by wearing a mask. It seems more and more silly as time goes on, but the basic notion that reducing the velocity of a person's outbreath could act as a form of source control if that person is contagious doesn't seem idiotic. It turns out, apparently, that science doesn't support that idea, so I'm no longer particularly keen on wearing a mask. But the idea seems neither idiotic to me nor particularly burdensome.
I get that it's not good for children to have their faces covered. It's a problem. But it's not just some evil overlords requiring it, it's people who still buy the whole fear-based narrative, and think they're the good guys. Elevating it into high-flown rhetoric about standing for individual liberty seems silly too. That's not the way to de-escalate the fear. If anything, that rhetoric about "liberty" is counterproductive. People who are in the grip of fear will throw their liberty away with both hands. Getting the fear spiraled down is important.
I don't agree with you on how simple this is, your take seems like how I used to think in elementary school. My world has gotten more complex since then, and I guess yours just hasn't for some reason. If you have only a few black-and-white categories to work with, then I guess we're not going to be able to agree.
Sorry you're so pissed at me, but there may not be a lot I can do about that.