Quote Originally Posted by khalwat View Post
This I 100% agree with; people wearing masks when outside, or biking, or when riding solo in cars... I don't understand the point at all.

Quote Originally Posted by v12cl View Post
Asymptomatic spread isn't driving the pandemic, and that is what masks are supposed to prevent.

The masks are for optics, the pandemic ends when the masks go away.

If you are sick or in ill health, go ahead, but pretending there are no consequences to masking society is a very naïve take, and wearing a mask when you don't have any symptoms doesn't make you virtuous.
I'm not interested in being virtuous. I FUCKING HATE wearing masks, I want it to end. And as soon as possible.

Masks have been shown in studies the world over to be beneficial for the prevention of the spread of COVID. There's another thread here that links to numerous studies from all over the world.

They are not merely for "optics", as the data clearly shows. Are they 100%? Of course not. But even if only 10% effective, that's 1/10... and similar to how a seat belt doesn't ensure you won't get hurt in a car accident, but it'll help.

If you hate the mask so much Khalwat just stop wearing it already. And then, poof! Its all over! You see? You want it to end as soon as possible and for yourself you can end it right now. We know going forward there are these risks we didn't have a couple years back. I think we also know these risks are not going away or at least not going away soon. So the choice is to wear a mask for the rest of your life wherever you go or don't. If you want to do that then go right ahead and do it. I won't judge your choice. You say you like to live and let live and so now more than ever thats an important thing to do. I strongly suggest you do whats good for you and start worrying a lot less about what anyone else is doing.