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Honest question, are there many people out there who find wearing a mask "silly"? Yes, they can be sometimes uncomfortable in terms of ease of breathing but to be honest I don't find them silly at all, they serve a purpose, just like an umbrella serves a purpose, it would be stupid of me to laugh of someone holding an umbrella while it's raining outside.



I haven't noticed any of my acquaintances saying that mask-wearing is silly.

But I have noticed many people not observing social distancing and stay-at-home requests. Perhaps if those people ignore the guidance because they're not convinced it's important, those same people would judge mask-wearing to be a waste of effort.

Perhaps another issue is people who have heard that wearing cloth masks mostly prevents you from getting others sick, and some of them just can't be bothered to make small sacrifices for the speculative benefit of strangers?


It's worse than "silly", it's "Oriental".




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