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    Abraar Karan‏Verified account @AbraarKaran 24 Sep 2020

    I cannot tell you how many times I heard the argument, incl from experts, that masking in the community setting would lead to less social distancing. In this study from Thailand, people who masked consistently were *more* likely to social distance. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/11/20-3003_article …pic.twitter.com/8WIadPIEwr

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      2. Abraar Karan‏Verified account @AbraarKaran 24 Sep 2020

        2/ These risk compensation arguments are paternalistic, w/ little data to support them (similar arguments made in the past saying seat belts would lead to more reckless driving...), & led to confusing messaging for the public regarding masking early on in the epidemic.

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      3. Abraar Karan‏Verified account @AbraarKaran 24 Sep 2020

        3/ We should be giving people all of the protections that they need; encouraging layers of interventions, including masking, physical distancing, use of rapid antigen tests as they scale up; people should be given more tools, not fewer; & better advice on how best to use them.

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      2. JustJean‏ @JS_NC_PA 24 Sep 2020

        And I’m more likely to exercise when I put on my workout clothes in the morning. It’s a tangible reminder of the goal I’ve committed to.

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      1. Ryan M.J. Burke‏ @ryanmatthewb 24 Sep 2020
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        nothing like having a good behavior reminder on everyone's face

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      1. Janet Sternberg‏ @JanetPhD 26 Sep 2020
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        It's almost like people who take COVID19 seriously, take it seriously.

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      1. Brian Keith Smith‏ @thisisbrians 26 Sep 2020
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        Even if it did, masking is far more effective than distancing, anyway, for the purposes of this argument. Aerosols can easily travel across a room and linger in the air for minutes.

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      1. Brendan‏ @truthiness2010 26 Sep 2020
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        Would've assumed that those who consistently wear a mask are on average more risk averse and/or concerned for the welfare of others than those who don't. Would've thought this would also be a good indicator of how likely that group would be to engage in other mitigating measures.

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      2. Kenny Z‏ @kennethaz 26 Sep 2020
        Replying to @AbraarKaran @KitchenChemProf

        More likely to socially distance when other people are around, but perhaps also more likely to put themselves in situations where other people are around. This study doesn’t dispute that, does it?

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      3. Michael Gebert‏ @skyfullofbacon 26 Sep 2020
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        Or, people who would wear masks also are people who will social distance—and people who won't do one won't do the other either

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