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Originally Posted by bag of lazers
Company? Anyway, clearly the cops aren't going to bust into your house in Swanton, CA to make sure everyone is wearing masks. That's not remotely realistic, and if things got that bad it's because future Covid variants got way more deadly, which yes, is entirely the fault of anti-vaxxers. |
Interesting point that it is unrealistic...it has been happening in Australia as I referenced.
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Originally Posted by bag of lazers
No. Harm reduction, even if it isn't 100% perfect, is still a good thing and has saved lives. Even shitty masks reduce spread. Just because a bulletproof vest isn't guaranteed to stop every single bullet ever doesn't mean you should hang out at the target end of a gun range without one.
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The scientific data which was accurate until there was a narrative switch and is again being proven in the lab is that a mask is effective against, relative to the virus molecules, HUGE spittle, blood etc droplets that fall rapidly from bodily openings....thus the 6 feet social distance guidance. Where almost all transmission occurs is via aerosols followed by touch. A mask covers a tiny piece of the transmission vector but creates additional spit, snot, blood soaked surfaces that are constantly touched by peoples' hands and spread via touch. The net effect of masks as the current (actually scientific data not the the orthodoxy of "The Science" as a sentient being) indicates is null or possibly harmful due to the added viral load at the greater transmission vector of touch.
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Originally Posted by bag of lazers
This stuff isn't that complicated, really.
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This stuff is EXTREMELY complicated. That is the problem. When it is simplified at the cost of nuance and specificity things are lost. So when you hear absolutes like "masks work" full stop there should be all sorts of logical follow ups.
I see what you are saying on Santa Cruz data site now but also says there is 2 people in the ICU with COVID and 3 beds available...doesn't match Santa Cruz County's own data, is this a city vs county difference? Why so few ICU beds or why so few COVID usages? Genuinely asking why this data seems so weird not trying to lead the witness or be silly/argumentative.