RT @EthicsInBricks
Aristotle: a good person wears a mask.
Bentham: a mask decreases suffering, so wear it.
Kant: it is your duty to wear a mask.
Kondo: spark joy, not infections, so wear a mask.
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@spazzpp2 I am convinced masks increase the spread of disease when worn by the general public, probably significantly so. Which puts a lot of this in question.
@freemo
How do you spread covid using masks?
Several ways. First it encourages people to touch their face more as it can be uncomfortable and usally causes people to fidget or itch their nose.
It also means you have to touch an infected mask and face everytime you drink or eat causing your hand and face to spread.
Moreover masks are only supposed to be used for a few hours at a time, so if they arent washed and reused they become particularly infectious
@freemo
Not sars-cov2 in particular, but okay. Might be the case.
@freemo
Do you know studies?
@spazzpp2 I have found no good studies that support the use of masks in public or which show they spread the virus. Sadly there is no good studies of any kind that address these points in either direction.
Even under controlled situations mask studies are extremely limited and questionable sadyl.
