kechpajaNov 22, 2022
Dot Maetrix
Did you know:
If you've stopped wearing masks, you can simply start wearing masks again
Nov 22, 2022 at 6:34amWeb
Show threadDot MaetrixNov 22, 2022
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.
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.
Show threadLost ObjectsNov 22, 2022
@DotMaetrix so easy
Show threadPaytonNov 22, 2022
@DotMaetrix still got a big ol' box of FFP2s
Show threadJuliaNov 22, 2022
@DotMaetrix Yep. You don’t even have to “stop” and “start”, you can wear them sometimes, when you feel you want/need to.
Show threadDiana SpencerNov 22, 2022
@DotMaetrix I never stopped, on public transport. Indeed am in mine right now. The hawking, deep coughing, snuffling all around does not make me suffer FOMO 🙄😏
Show threadIdealistic Pragmatist Nov 22, 2022
@DotMaetrix @dianajspencer I also never stopped but for those who did, I LOVE the message that the stopping is COMPLETELY REVERSIBLE ANYTIME YOU WANT!
Show threadDiana SpencerNov 22, 2022
@IPEdmonton @DotMaetrix totally agree 😃
Show threadFerifyreNov 22, 2022
@IPEdmonton @DotMaetrix @dianajspencer as a human who’s reverse-stopped wearing a mask publicly, I can attest to its efficacy.
Show threadJanice DNov 22, 2022
@DotMaetrix and businesses that want to, can post signs saying “Masks Required for entry”… My vet has one, the clock repair fellow - there is still one up at the Canadian Tire I go to (not everyone wears one there but many do).
Show threadJan HildegardNov 22, 2022
@DotMaetrix oh my gosh, you mean you can keep yourself and others safer, simply by beginning to do something you've done in the past? Imagine, being a decent person!
Show threadchristina 死神Nov 22, 2022
@DotMaetrix ironically there is an autistic interpretation of this that the isolation has enacted on me and it’s rough lol
Show threadDot MaetrixNov 22, 2022
@chhopsky haha oh god I had a brief moment where I was like "o shit what if someone thinks I'm talking about the other kind of masking" after posting but figured nah it's fine. But yeah I specifically meant it in the covid context. Definitely not endorsing having to mask autism or any other kind of neurodiversity repression. Sorry about that
Show threadchristina 死神Nov 22, 2022
@DotMaetrix i knew what you meant, i found the fitting irony hilarious with its brutal accuracy haha
Show threadLaurie BrunoNov 22, 2022
@DotMaetrix haven’t stopped wearing mine, and I haven’t been since I started wearing one.
Show threadBadinflluencespeaksNov 22, 2022
@DotMaetrix I’m currently sitting in a doctor’s waiting room and am the only masked pertin sight.
Show threadLiza MayNov 22, 2022

@DotMaetrix

😂 🤣 😂 🤣 😂 🤣

Show threadLadyOzmaNov 23, 2022
@DotMaetrix this! Gosh it’s just cold out there. Why aren’t people wanting to at least keep their face warm? I get I am in the US which is ableist af and Biden + CDC have worked hard to try and convince people that it’s just normal to have people dying, half a school out with some mystery illness, and hospitals filled almost/full capacity… but that doesn’t mean it has to be this way! Just… put the mask back on!
Show threadElizabeth Needham Waddell, PhDNov 23, 2022

@DotMaetrix

@ZekeMD

Yes! I've started wearing mine again.

Show threadDr. ZekeNov 23, 2022

@DrLizNW @DotMaetrix
Thanks for doing so!

I never stopped, but working in a clinic always worried about getting other folks sick 😷

Would anyone find information about why/how/to what degree masks work useful? Considering all this "masks don't work" narrative?

Would anyone find information about these false dichotomies (black & white comparisons, e.g., "don't work") useful?

Not interested in "convincing" anyone as much as just providing relevant information.

Show threadElizabeth Needham Waddell, PhDNov 23, 2022
@ZekeMD
From my perspective, it would be the most helpful to message that that there is STILL a need to mask. I work at a school of public health where faculty rarely wear masks in the office. We know that masks work. We don't really accept that reinfection is dangerous and it doesn't matter that we are all vaccinated. I think we are also getting desperate for face to face professional communication that is not through a screen. My 2 cents.
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Show threadDr. ZekeNov 23, 2022

@DrLizNW @DotMaetrix
Thank you for your valuable insight!

I will work on addressing the continuing need to mask and reinfection hazard as topics for more #PublicHealth education.

You are right that we are missing direct human interactions. My hope is that some industrial engineers will figure out a backwards-compatible way to improve indoor air quality relatively cheaply so sharing spaces in-person is less risky.

Thank you! Truly appreciate this conversation!

Show threadck love 🦋 🐘 🐳Nov 23, 2022
@DotMaetrix I've never stopped while indoors. It just is good sense to not spread germs. And during flu season let alone covid outbreaks, I would appreciate it if more people didn't want to spread their's or their kids' germs. The flu is horrible and getting worse and covid is getting smarter and not fun at all.
It just makes sense.
Show threadhikewithrichardNov 23, 2022
@DotMaetrix I never stopped wearing masks.
Show threadEmelia 👸🏻Nov 23, 2022

@DotMaetrix I wish!

(I'm not allowed to wear masks for another few months as I can't compress the nose after having surgery on it, and it sucks)

Show threadStephen RalphNov 23, 2022
@DotMaetrix Still wearing FFP2 masks in shops here. Thankfully, nobody seems to mine in these parts (Ayrshire, Scotland).
Show threadKiwiRedNov 24, 2022
@DotMaetrix And should.