Probably from 2006, because that's when I was in Japan. I'll post more from it, obviously, but just thought it worth noting how far our understanding of masks has come on since then, eg...
Great. This is exactly why I set up the Time Spanner account. I'm an idiot.
What really beats me is, why would the powers that be make us wear masks if they were 100% sure they're not effective? What would the entire point of this supposed conspiracy be? To sell more masks?
(The worst thing is that you just can't argue with people who think scientific research can't be trusted because it doesn't fit with their view of the world, and that is ever so slightly terrifying, to be honest.)
What really beats me is, why would the powers that be make us wear masks if they were 100% sure they're not effective? What would the entire point of this supposed conspiracy be? To sell more masks?
ReplyDelete(The worst thing is that you just can't argue with people who think scientific research can't be trusted because it doesn't fit with their view of the world, and that is ever so slightly terrifying, to be honest.)
To be honest right back, you're not wrong. I also don't understand why any totalitarian government would want to make people less easy to identify.
ReplyDeleteOoh, actually hadn't thought about that. Good point.
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