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Re:The science of mask-wearing hasn’t changed, so why have o... by Mirioron on Saturday July 04, 2020 @12:35AM (#23730151)
I don't think the public would've acted like adults though, but I don't think it would've changed anything either. Even with them saying that masks don't work, there was a mask shortage almost everywhere.
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Re:The science of mask-wearing hasn’t changed, so why have o... by caseysoftware on Saturday July 04, 2020 @12:37AM (#23730160)
Then the worst case: Still a shortage and no misinformation (aka lying) to undo.

Still a major win over our current situation.

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Re:The science of mask-wearing hasn’t changed, so why have o... by kingofpandora on Saturday July 04, 2020 @02:01AM (#23730469)
But the shortage would have been worse ...
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Re:The science of mask-wearing hasn’t changed, so why have o... by caseysoftware on Saturday July 04, 2020 @09:41AM (#23732109)
How does a shortage get worse than "we're all out"?
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Re:The science of mask-wearing hasn’t changed, so why have o... by nicholaides on Saturday July 04, 2020 @10:45AM (#23732560)
The duration can differ. A shortage lasting a week is better than a shortage lasting months.
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