Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E.R." Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Masks. Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2025 14:08:46 +0200 Lines: 45 Message-ID: References: <106mke5$1di32$1@dont-email.me> <5rcsnlxki6.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <108hemb$3bl64$6@dont-email.me> <108hjk5$3d0sn$3@dont-email.me> <7j6dnTtyU5zi-jD1nZ2dnZfqnPWdnZ2d@giganews.com> <108jv7c$3ur1e$6@dont-email.me> <108kjsr$4d4d$1@dont-email.me> <108kv17$73g4$5@dont-email.me> <20250827165330.81eb46a2f8f86d5efb83f0c7@127.0.0.1> <108nnmo$t297$1@dont-email.me> <108q123$1g1ph$1@dont-email.me> <108q9ne$1ieq4$1@dont-email.me> <10a3pjn$egqn$1@dont-email.me> <10a4el4$km8l$2@dont-email.me> <10a5s8v$1360o$5@dont-email.me> <10a60uc$148fh$1@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net scjnrRm1JoW9SAi82crlcQeiK3eLHdhXS77dogPqUMkX1EjKu0 X-Orig-Path: Telcontar.valinor!not-for-mail Cancel-Lock: sha1:jF1YD9N2BDL1NeIICxG46R/p6dM= sha256:0yz9ITk9Q/wjMRLKDVdw8Ab6XDS1q8oEJlHdvPwTKfU= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: es-ES, en-CA In-Reply-To: <10a60uc$148fh$1@dont-email.me> Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:74118 On 2025-09-14 11:12, Nuno Silva wrote: > On 2025-09-14, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > >> On 13/09/2025 19:54, Nuno Silva wrote: >>> But, instead, the far-right decided to target masking the same way they >>> target other issues >> >> It has been established that masks were in fact virtually useless. >> >> The broad majority of people such as myself wore then because they >> were a minor imposition and it wasn't worth making an issue out of. >> Yes there are some nutcases who doent believe in vaccination, but they >> aren't right wing, they are just uneducated and scared. > > Actually, IIRC masking contributed to some influenza waves just not > happening. Indeed. > > Their being "virtually useless" is just misinformation, probably > stemming from their not being 100% efficient, at least in the commonly > worn models, or even more likely, people being lax about their use, not > covering noses, etc. > > > Some may also have had a hard time with the concept that the main point > of masks isn't to protect the wearer, it's to protect others. Indeed! To protect yourself you need a tight one. FFP2 at least. > Let me put this bluntly: if surgical masks were useless, they'd not be > used at all. > > Sadly, the far-right has achieved a world where even medical > professionals may disregard masks where they might not have had before. Sad and true. -- Cheers, Carlos. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;