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Re:The case against masks at school by cpursley on Thursday January 27, 2022 @11:12PM (#30110633)
> Yeah, your kids might be a bit dumber or less socially adjusted.

What absolute lunancy; certainly you're trolling. Taking the position of sacrificing children is the position of the villain movies.

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Re:The case against masks at school by hiptobecubic on Friday January 28, 2022 @02:58AM (#30111877)
The argument is that we make this trade off in order to minimize the maximum terribleness, not just because it's convenient.

Fwiw, we name this trade-off all the time. If you think your kid is getting the best possible experience for their development at school then you are pretty naive. School is largely about improving worst case educational outcomes, not fostering maximum growth.

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Re:The case against masks at school by abdulmuhaimin on Friday January 28, 2022 @07:36AM (#30113813)
IMHO, having a whole generation slightly dumber is more concerning. I prefer the trade off be something else.
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Re:The case against masks at school by dsl on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @03:07PM (#30168439)
In your head come up with a list of ten people you know that you'd let die in exchange. That is the trade off we are balancing.
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