If you wear a mask for any reason

[Jibartik]

I just wanted to let OP know that not only is he mad but to remind him to wear a mask lol

[imperiouskitten]

Originally Posted by Raev [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Approximately 300,000 people in the US have died "of" COVID. Most of them are octogenarians with multiple comorbidities, and the official numbers are that they have some 5-10 years of life left at most. 300,000 * 10 * 365 / 300,000,000 = 3.65. In other words, if all of the COVID deaths were distributed evenly we would have each lost under 4 days of life, and probably more like 2.

Now, are you seriously claiming that someone who would prefer to see the smile on a friend's face while eating at a nice restaurant over living four more days can only be a selfish, morally reprehensible, anti-citizen?



The AAPS page quotes some 30 articles if I am eyeballing it correctly. Please remember that the scientific consensus up till about 8 months ago was that masks don't work. Fauci is literally on record as stating that the average person should not wear a mask and that asymptomatic people are never the primary drivers of an epidemic.



I have a PhD in Computer Science. I've seen how the academic sausage is made. Peer reviewed papers are more interesting than random internet pages . . . but not by much. Mostly they just reflect the interests of their corporate donors, and those are not always aligned with the truth . . .

Nice, more minimizing, more "comorbidities".

I'm 30 and I have "comorbidities" but they wouldn't affect my covid survival. If I died, you'd scratch me from your cherrypicked stats.

Fuck grandma, she had high blood pressure so she doesn't count.

[Jibartik]

If you catch covid, you are the stupidest person ever.

[douglas1999]

Originally Posted by imperiouskitten [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Nice, more minimizing, more "comorbidities".

I'm 30 and I have "comorbidities" but they wouldn't affect my covid survival. If I died, you'd scratch me from your cherrypicked stats.

Fuck grandma, she had high blood pressure so she doesn't count.

Comorbidities are an extremely relevant and important detail in assessing the threat of any disease, especially when drafting public policy to respond to that disease.

If being obese and having diabetes makes you much more likely to die of covid, should we not draft policy to reduce obesity and diabetes first? Let's have a government mandated maximum daily caloric intake. Let's have government mandated administration of blood pressure medication to all citizens. These measures would reduce mortality more than wearing a shitty mask.

Again this is all beside the point, all of life is a risk assessment. The question is whether the risk is worth the sacrifice, and many including myself don't think that it is.

[Jimjam]

Waters turning hard outside. Them masks be cosy!

[imperiouskitten]

I agree, mask so comfy in winter

[loramin]

For those folks who are still doubt mask effectiveness, here's Bill Nye breaking it down for you:

https://www.facebook.com/NowThisNews...4904412591377/

[Jibartik]

Shirt, shoes, A TIE, a coat, heeled shoes, all the stuff gerriatrics that thnk covid is fake like to wear are fine, but a little mask and BOO HOO im unCOMFortable IT HUWRTS

[Jibartik]

whats this new spooky thing?

https://youtu.be/KX_MT8Tb1Xs

300:1 so far! https://youtu.be/c77daTn08qI

[Cassawary]

Originally Posted by douglas1999 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Comorbidities are an extremely relevant and important detail in assessing the threat of any disease, especially when drafting public policy to respond to that disease.

If being obese and having diabetes makes you much more likely to die of covid, should we not draft policy to reduce obesity and diabetes first? Let's have a government mandated maximum daily caloric intake. Let's have government mandated administration of blood pressure medication to all citizens. These measures would reduce mortality more than wearing a shitty mask.

Again this is all beside the point, all of life is a risk assessment. The question is whether the risk is worth the sacrifice, and many including myself don't think that it is.

What about the betus? You can't morally recommend masks for covid without curing all other illness first. It's hypocritical!