#that if a method isn't 100% effective and foolproof its useless

[pyjamaenzel]

...watching the whole mask debate go down was incredibly surreal bc I learned about using masks to prevent transmission of other resp. diseases before covid happened. I got a nasty bug once (coughing, sneezing, the works) & wore medical masks at home for the duration & my partner did not catch it despite us living in a tiny 1 br apartment. Recently did a 4 hr drive w/ someone who was sick (not covid), sneezing and coughing and refused to mask 🙃 but I was wearing one and...didn't catch it.

...so all the people whining that "they don't work" and accusing others of being sheep was absurd in the face of actual concrete evidence.

(that's before you get into why surgeons & dentists are required to wear em like. this is not for no reason. lmao)

(also frequent handwashing. I take public transit & wash hands immediately on getting to my destination. I used to get sick several times a year & have been sick once since 2020)