Wow -- what an amazing, well-written piece. Thank you for writing it and compiling all the references therein. A question in you be interested in is, though, is what is the deep 'why"? Why masks? And why has this been so persistent, when it is so obviously irrational and not supported by either short-term/small-radius data, or long-t…
Wow -- what an amazing, well-written piece. Thank you for writing it and compiling all the references therein. A question in you be interested in is, though, is what is the deep 'why"? Why masks? And why has this been so persistent, when it is so obviously irrational and not supported by either short-term/small-radius data, or long-term mandates? That answer can only be found by stepping into The Matrix. Here you go: https://empathy.guru/2021/07/19/the-structural-memetics-of-masks/
I think the "why" will be discussed for a long time. But as one PPE expert told me, "They (the CDC) thought they had to tell the public something." People demanded control, even if just an illusion of it.
Oh, come on, pushing masks was part of the panic mongering. Just like the push for antisocial distancing. Panic and confusion were intended to disorient people and make them pliable.
Wow -- what an amazing, well-written piece. Thank you for writing it and compiling all the references therein. A question in you be interested in is, though, is what is the deep 'why"? Why masks? And why has this been so persistent, when it is so obviously irrational and not supported by either short-term/small-radius data, or long-term mandates? That answer can only be found by stepping into The Matrix. Here you go: https://empathy.guru/2021/07/19/the-structural-memetics-of-masks/
I think the "why" will be discussed for a long time. But as one PPE expert told me, "They (the CDC) thought they had to tell the public something." People demanded control, even if just an illusion of it.
"action bias" in full effect.
Oh, come on, pushing masks was part of the panic mongering. Just like the push for antisocial distancing. Panic and confusion were intended to disorient people and make them pliable.