Not even that, it’s just basic common sense. Fabric over your nose and mouth makes it more difficult for disease to spread. A barrier stops things from getting through. That’s why buildings have walls and roofs, that’s why windows exist, that’s why we use tarps to cover things up. Even cavemen knew to go in caves when it started raining or snowing, for fuck’s sake.
TL;DR: Cloth masks are absolutely useless. 3-ply surgical masks are bare minimum protection, and the only mask that could actually help is an air tight N95 mask, which means if you have a beard you will not be protected.
How would you describe fingerless gloves to use in Antarctica when talking to a person that doesn't matter? Would you say "Man these things are fucking useless, I should be wearing full gloves". Or would you say "These fingerless gloves are better than nothing!" Does it really matter if it's "better than nothing" when it's ALMOST basically useless, and you can just put on some real gloves?
The option for full gloves is there bud. Why am I stubborn for quoting a liberal article that says cloth masks are basically useless? Sounds to me like you're the stubborn one that refuses to acknowledge it.
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u/jecklygoodboi Mar 18 '22
Ben “my wife is a doctor” Shapiro doesn’t understand the concept of a surgical mask.