• slingstone@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    People act like their mamas never told 'em to cover their damned mouths when they cough or sneeze. It’s the same damned thing, only masks work much better at keeping your filthy germs from infecting other people.

    Common sense ain’t common, they say, and this anti-mask nonsense is just proof that it’s true.

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      8 months ago

      But don’t you know? Having symptoms like “drier mouth,” “fogged glasses,” and “smelling your own breath” are much more dangerous than a virus that killed a million Americans at least.

      What it really tells me it that the mouth breathers are crazier than we gave them credit for.

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      8 months ago

      People act like their mamas never told 'em to cover their damned mouths when they cough or sneeze

      Nor to wash their hands before eating (or even after going to the toilet.)

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        8 months ago

        I tried explaining universal precautions to a pastor of a church I was attending, and pointed out that there is a Christian commandment to love one’s neighbor that overrides one’s personal desires. He could not dispute my points, but he also didn’t do anything to implement safety procedures.

        Guess who left the church after the unsurprising COVID outbreak?

        I realize a lot of people here aren’t believers, but my point is that even within the context of religion or common wisdom, masks make sense.

        There’s been a lot of talk lately about how decades of lead in gasoline, pipes, and in other places likely damaged generations of people’s ability to reason. I’m sincerely beginning to think this is a bigger problem than we’ll ever truly know.