> "...but its impossible to tell a vaccinated person from vaccinated just by looking at them. So I understand making everyone do it."
no, that's the same kind of ignoble lie that degrades trust, and blindly accepts mass coercion to boot. we shouldn't promote such dishonesty, nor ill-defined use of force.
Re:Yes, experts will lie to you sometimes
by rhino369 on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @10:45AM
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I agree they shouldn't lie about the purpose. But they don't have to.
Instead of "you have to wear a mask because VACCINES DONT WORK" (which is the current, deeply stupid, messaging), they could just say "everyone has to wear a mask b/c we don't know who is vaccinated and who isn't."
Re:Yes, experts will lie to you sometimes
by clairity on Tuesday March 30, 2021 @01:02PM
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you seem to be missing the obvious non-totalitarian option:
if you’re vaccinated, you’ve already drastically reduced your chances of spreading the virus to others, and it’s overwhelmingly unlikely that wearing a mask will lower that risk meaningfully further.
that also has the positive knock-on effect of encouraging vaccination as an avenue toward herd immunity, rather than the punitive inverse, which discourages it.
I'm okay wearing one inside even after full vaccination until everyone has a chance to get one. It's theater at that point, but its impossible to tell a vaccinated person from vaccinated just by looking at them. So I understand making everyone do it.