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Re:YouTube suspends Rand Paul for seven days by gibba999 on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @11:26AM (#28143150)
What's really problematic is authentic, substantially N95-equivalent masks are now:

- Available

- Cheap

- Plentiful

- Comfortable

Without a conversation, it's impossible to get people to wear them.

As a footnote, COVID19 spreads through both large droplets and aerosol, and infection is highly dependent on initial viral load. Eliminating large droplets is helpful, especially on the way out.

Re:YouTube suspends Rand Paul for seven days by dfxm12 on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @11:51AM (#28143570)
especially on the way out

This doesn't matter to Paul. Him, and most of his colleagues/voters, etc. base their ideals on individualism. To them, pro-social behavior, like wearing a mask to protect others, is inconceivable.

Re:YouTube suspends Rand Paul for seven days by seanclayton on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @08:24PM (#28150039)
individualism is not selfishness.
Re:YouTube suspends Rand Paul for seven days by gibba999 on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @10:46PM (#28151123)
Indeed it's not.

... and ironically, the liberals are far more individualistic, and conservatives, collectivist, at least as anthropologists use the term.

A big part of the rationale for limited government is family and church support support networks.