Last year, more people in San Francisco died of overdoses than of Covid-19

Re:Last year, more people in San Francisco died of overdoses... by viraptor on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @03:55AM (#27205782)

Or they just look at the risk-to-effort ratio. We're talking about wearing a mask here not some tough commitment. I'd wear a mask for 0.1%. I also look both ways before crossing a one way street. I'm not going to force someone else to do it, but I'll take 0.1% for free.

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Re:Last year, more people in San Francisco died of overdoses... by zpeti on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @03:59AM (#27205813)

Maybe you don’t see the social and communication value of seeing someone’s face, I do.

Maybe you don’t live somewhere where the temperature is 30 degree Celsius plus often, at which point wearing a mask is a very different UX to colder weather.

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Re:Last year, more people in San Francisco died of overdoses... by viraptor on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @04:02AM (#27205830)

My summer was 40C. It's ok if you find it uncomfortable. Not everyone does.

From communication point of view, I do care and want to normalise wearing masks whenever you want. I'm totally using one when I need to go shopping and not feeling great.

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Re:Last year, more people in San Francisco died of overdoses... by mensetmanusman on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @11:43AM (#27210229)

Masks are not created equally. proper N95s are an order of magnitude more effective than cloth at protecting yourself.

Putting on a cloth mask outdoors is like wearing a helmet while driving on the highway.

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Re:Last year, more people in San Francisco died of overdoses... by zpeti on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @04:36AM (#27205999)

What percent has society gotten worse from the lost trust due to less communication information from masks?

What percent have mental health issues increased due to less oxytocin from less hugs?

What percent has society gotten worse from people being suspicious of others that perhaps they are infected?

That 0.1% you speak of might have much bigger indirect costs, that you aren’t considering, but others might.

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Re:Last year, more people in San Francisco died of overdoses... by chrismcb on Thursday May 20, 2021 @03:18PM (#27225764)

Part of the question is just how effective are masks? Is wearing a mask while vaccinated better than not wearing one? As for me, being hard of hearing, I hope people will stop wearing masks sooner than later

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Re:Last year, more people in San Francisco died of overdoses... by miked85 on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @04:26AM (#27205945)

This is also assuming masks actually prevent spread - data on that isn't clear.

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Re:Last year, more people in San Francisco died of overdoses... by ryandrake on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @12:26PM (#27210826)

To me, putting on a mask is like putting on your seat belt. Maybe it protects you from a low probability event, maybe not, but it's close to zero effort, zero cost, so why not?

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