The most popular topic on my Facebook feed, cutting across “random people I went to grammar school with” and “serious vulnerability researchers”, is the conspiracy theory that everyone needs to be wearing masks but they’re not telling you that because there’s a shortage.
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Replying to @tqbf
This might relate to
@pinboard's point: People have a deep-seated need to wear masks, and to see others wearing masks, because they signify "I take germs seriously too; we are working together to stop viruses." Too bad that they're also essential medical and industrial tech.2 replies 0 retweets 5 likes -
Replying to @mechanical_fish @Pinboard
You’re probably right, but they are very convinced that there’s a conspiracy to keep people from wearing the masks.
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What masks.
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That’s the sharp end of the conspiracy theory, right? There aren’t enough! But if you can get your hands on them you absolutely should. Wake up, sheeple!
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Replying to @tqbf @matthew_d_green and
It is a strange disconnect. The stories we have from China and Korea are basically that wearing masks is near mandatory. Of course thats to prevent you from infecting other people. But that point gets lost.
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It also protects the wearer. The difference is their health systems prepared and had stockpiles.
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Replying to @WatsonLadd @secparam and
So what you’re saying is that the countries running superlative, effective public health campaigns against COVID-19 are forcing their people to wear masks, and here in the US people are sticking crayons up their nose.
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No, there's a crayon shortage (and hoarding)
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