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Re:Belief in Conspiracy Theories Is a Barrier to Controlling... by tzs on Friday September 25, 2020 @11:19AM (#24590712)
> People have chosen something (mask wearing) that has at best weak evidence over something (physical distancing) that has much stronger evidence.

Most recommendations I've seen are to do both.

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Re:Belief in Conspiracy Theories Is a Barrier to Controlling... by username90 on Friday September 25, 2020 @01:54PM (#24592355)
Many people don't do both though, when they have masks they do this:

https://www.stripes.com/polopoly_fs/1.635444.1593270228!/ima...

They might have done so even without masks, it is hard to say, but it is pretty easy for people to think that it is fine to not keep distance when they have masks.

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