Coronavirus (COVID-19) Discussion Thread

[EricHiggin]

curl-6 said:

EricHiggin said:

How effective is wearing a mask vs following the speed limit? Are we directly comparing or not? Those who don't follow their rules, mentioned prior, well.

I don't remember being against some reasonable masking rules, but I have pointed out why some won't bother following them and rightfully so based on how things have played out. That's not to say those individuals are right or wrong overall, but the blame mostly lies elsewhere.

If people won't do something as simple as wearing a mask to protect themselves and their community I'd hardly call that "rightfully so".

When their professional leadership tells them masking is not necessary or they're told by other (trusted) professionals it could cause some level of harm to themselves, or that the effectiveness is questionable if not quite low, what are people supposed to think? Even the highest establishments have changed their recommendations over time and not minimal changes either. You can't tell the people you're the honest trusted experts, then constantly change your rules, especially when those individuals are caught breaking the rules themselves. For those who talk about setting an example and how much it means, it seems many of them don't seem to think that matters in this situation. Just because a professional may look the part and have the certificates, don't mean much to some people. Their actions are what speak.

Beyond that is the media. Putting someone like Bill Gates on there is idiotic. Whether you think he's smart or not, he's not seen as a medical professional, so why is he being broadcast when it comes to covid? Or when riots break out, and the news says nothing of it being a problem as per the pandemic, which they've focused on heavily for months, but instead fuel it? Then having 'experts' on who say a vaccine will take until later 2021 or even 2022 to become available and there being no chance it could be ready this year, only for it to be available now.

All this and more is reason enough not to listen for some. Those who agree that, "with great power come great responsibility", should also agree the people in charge have done a terrible job all around. The medical staff and people have been done a great disservice.