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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 10 Nov 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Wen Kexing's Bussy Curator |김종현

      On the one hand, in general m, I think people should be able to choose whether they want to shake hands, bump elbows or not. On the other hand, it’s an airborne virus and this is Covid theater.https://twitter.com/iamjadebrieanne/status/1458116990560874497 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Wen Kexing's Bussy Curator |김종현 @iamjadebrieanne
      This is a brilliant tactic for those having to return to the office. pic.twitter.com/NpsyL5ZD5p
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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 10 Nov 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Ambarish Mohanty

      It took a long time for WHO and other public health agencies to accept it (WHO still won’t say “airborne” which is the clearest term) and many, many people with credentials railed against the idea (puzzlingly) for a long time despite all the evidence. This is the result.https://twitter.com/mohantyambarish/status/1458434168698728462 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Ambarish Mohanty @mohantyambarish
      Replying to @zeynep
      I just don't understand how Covid's ventilation related aspects (and consequently underlying airborne nature) is so so under-represented in the public consciousness
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    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 10 Nov 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted DR_O_oDR                              ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

      Yeah handshakes are more distant.https://twitter.com/DRO_oDR/status/1458434252782112772 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      DR_O_oDR                              ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ @DRO_oDR
      Replying to @zeynep
      Elbow bumps means you get closer to near-field aerosols than handshakes but okay, thank you, droplet doctrine, for keeping us safe.
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    4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 10 Nov 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Michele Rajput

      For example, doesn’t matter here. (Also fleeting masked moment in sunny outdoors, shake if you want).https://twitter.com/dsmyxe/status/1458433892541767692 …

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      Michele Rajput @dsmyxe
      Replying to @zeynep
      PM Trudeau likes to bump elbows while tilting his head in close to people. I don’t know why he thinks this is better than a handshake. pic.twitter.com/XQQ9o0Ivyw
      2 replies 7 retweets 121 likes
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    5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 10 Nov 2021

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Cait

      A general "let's not shake hands" as the greeting is perfectly fine, in my opinion. Many things are fine, even if to make things easy by codifying them at a general comfort level. Pretend fine-tuning to risk levels is the theater part.https://twitter.com/Cait_Esq/status/1458438101378818057 …

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      Cait @Cait_Esq
      Replying to @zeynep
      Avoiding handshakes probably limits the spread of other germs, no? And as my family is learning with a toddler in day care, every cold/stomach bug means testing and several days stuck at home.
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    6. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 10 Nov 2021

      A post-pandemic culture of respectful acceptance of individual choices to guard against a broad array of respiratory diseases would be great (along with structural changes like better ventilation/filtering)!

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 10 Nov 2021

      After all this is over, I'm not staying completely home for minor colds. (Need cheap rapid tests to make sure and paid sick leave!). But even if I have the mildest sniffles, I'll wear a mask in the subway lessen the chances of passing it to someone elderly or immunocompromised.

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        1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 10 Nov 2021

          There is an alternate timeline of this pandemic, where we react early and aggressively to the evidence and the threat of exponential growth, where we look at our defenses as mere tools to debated as such and used as appropriate, rather than markers in a vicious political fight...

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        2. TheElksMan‏ @elks_man 10 Nov 2021
          Replying to @zeynep

          Had a cold three weeks ago, tested negative, still stayed home from work for a full week to avoid passing it on. Still can't shake a lingering (periodic) cough. Was called in by HR and told to stay home until the cough is 100% gone. Cant WFH, so everything's on hold.

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        3. TheElksMan‏ @elks_man 10 Nov 2021
          Replying to @elks_man @zeynep

          Means I'll be forced to work overtime once cough is gone

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        1.  ☢  ⚛  🦇 works2late  🦇  🦥  ⚛  ☢‏ @works2late 10 Nov 2021
          Replying to @zeynep

          If only there were simple hand signals that we could use...

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        1. Alagai  🇺🇸‏ @Alagai 10 Nov 2021
          Replying to @zeynep

          Yes! Let's normalize mask-wearing for folks mildly ill, and those who feel they need a measure of protection. They say "stay home when sick" but I remember a couple times the symptoms of flu coming while at work, and I pass a lot of folks leaving the workplace and getting home.

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        1. knlranch‏ @knlranch 10 Nov 2021
          Replying to @zeynep

          Great joke on this from David Sedaris: “it used to be you would cough to cover a fart, now you fart to cover a cough.” This landed for me - I just did an at-home test yesterday morning before going back to work due to cough/sniffles.

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        1. Adriana‏ @Adriana1o5 10 Nov 2021
          Replying to @zeynep

          It’s such a squishy subject but I’ve personally seen and been subjected to close contact (hugs) only to late find out they’re unvaccinated. 😳 It’s appalling…. People need to learn to respect boundaries which should be simple enough while they place primacy on their rights 🙄🙄

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        1.  🛖 ➡️ 🏛 GIMME SHELTER‏ @buckthundaz 10 Nov 2021
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          What measure(s) would indicate that “this is all over” to you?

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        2. Jon Ploug‏ @JonPloug 10 Nov 2021
          Replying to @zeynep

          I wondered isn't it all a part of a civilizing process Zeynep? We are always in a process of getting more and more thoughtful towards our fellow humans, and masks are a part of that. Wonder what Norbert Elias would have thought about the pandemic 🙂

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        3. Frank Lynch‏ @FLynch2020 10 Nov 2021
          Replying to @JonPloug @zeynep

          I myself don't think I noticed anyone coughing into the crook of their arm until 2019

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