Dot MaetrixNov 22, 2022
Did you know:
If you've stopped wearing masks, you can simply start wearing masks again
Show threadDot Maetrix
I think there's a bit of a mindset about face masks that once you lapse on wearing them that's you fucked it. You fell off + L + Ratio. And I don't think the general vibe of "we've collectively given up" helps on that much.
No it's fine tho you can just... start wearing masks again.
Nov 22, 2022 at 7:16amWeb
Show threadCruelPatientNov 22, 2022
@DotMaetrix no-one has given up, and people who need to wear masks will - but there's a group I feel very sad about who wear them because it's become a mental health issue; they are scared not to. Mask-wearing is a choice, In pre-2020 we did not wear them, and I don't want to spend the rest of my life feeling enforced. It's weird enough that I normally carry one 'in case' as I would not want to cause upset.
Show threadDot MaetrixNov 22, 2022

@CruelPatient Buddy, go fuck yourself. I am neither addressing nor interested in addressing anti-mask people, and I'm not interested in engaging with someone who makes their second ever post on this webbed site some passive aggressive crock of shit about how mask wearers have The Bad Brain and They're Out To Get You.

tl;dr - get blocked ya dobber

Show threadDavid SpencerNov 22, 2022

@DotMaetrix @CruelPatient wore masks first where I am because late 2019 early 2020 the bushfire smoke was so thick in Canberra. COVID was a surprise ~return to masks months later.

great they're normalised now as when hay fever got bad this year in Spring Pitta masks helped a lot walking with the dog.

COVID cases keep rising here I'll be back to those masks too soon enough. seatbelts also generated hysteria when new.

Show threadRDNov 23, 2022
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Show threadEEBLNov 22, 2022

@CruelPatient @DotMaetrix

Yes, mask-wearing is a choice.

It is a choice to care about your community. It's a choice to count your neighbor's life and livelihood as more important than a minor inconvenience.

"People who need to wear masks will" -- well, for others to be out in public safely, you need to wear a mask. Public health is not something that can be dealt with on an individual basis.

#MaskUp #COVID #PublicHealth #Community #Equity #Accessibility #Pandemic #COVIDisNotOver #Disability

Show threadCharJTF  (she/her)Nov 22, 2022

@bookwyrm @CruelPatient @DotMaetrix I'm immunosuppressed, so, when I leave my house (which isn't all that often), I'm double-masked (KN95 and surgical level 3).

My doctor spent 35+ years keeping me alive until I got sick enough to get my kidney. I'm not taking any chances!

PS Please wear a mask (unless you have a good reason not to). It saves lives.

Show threadJoan Bandy 🎄 🔔 🤶🏼 Dec 1, 2022
@bookwyrm @DotMaetrix @CruelPatient @CharJTF so well said. Red zone? Mask up.
Show threadJoy CohenNov 22, 2022
@CruelPatient @DotMaetrix I was stationed in South Korea in the 80s. People were wearing masks then because they believed it was their duty to protect others. Didn’t matter if they just had a cold - it was about caring for others well being. You can have Covid and not even know it - why take a chance on harming others?
Show threadbrocolie (tots not a vampire)Nov 23, 2022

@CruelPatient @DotMaetrix I got covid precisely because of this "actually we don't need masks anymore" attitude FROM OTHERS. Thanks for nothing!!

what is absurd is people like you who value more immediate comfort than protecting yourself and others

"I don't want to spend the rest of my life feeling enforced"... I sincerely hope you're at least not dumb enough to not wear seatbelts when in a car, or not use protection when having sex with untested partners.

Show threadRDNov 23, 2022
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Show threadThe Purple ChickenNov 24, 2022
@CruelPatient @DotMaetrix Well, shouldn’t you be scared not to? I mean, going maskless when there’s a serious respiratory virus floating around that can render you disabled doesn’t sound like a smart move to me. I also wear seatbelts when I drive because I’m scared not to, and I don’t drive drunk because I’m scared of what would happen if I did. Fear is not always a bad thing.
Show threadMath LoverJan 1, 2023
@CruelPatient @DotMaetrix I recommend you learn more about long Covid before deciding your opinion on this.
Show threadThis Old HikerNov 22, 2022
@DotMaetrix I try not to beat myself up over consistency in taking COVID precautions.
Show threadArtemisNov 22, 2022
@DotMaetrix I'll be honest, I do feel like that sometimes.