I live in Texas and am surprised by the people upset about this. A lot of businesses will probably still require masks. Honestly the main problem is that they have scared people for so long with the hysteria that now they think masks save them from everything.
Of course there are people saying “but he isn’t following the science!”
Honestly If you can’t see that the virus will spread regardless of lockdowns or masks. If you are high risk take further precautions
I love how when people talk about that we're not following the science they aren't following the science about how somebody without any symptoms can't spread the illness. the main reason all of us are wearing masks is because we thought a symptomatic spreading was a thing which has been proved by that article in nature that it can't happen. Out of 10 million people they studied only 300 were asymptomatic carriers and not a single one of them actually spread the illness.
That's the science
My dad said that when you scare people and treat this like some zombie apocalypse then of course you will have people terrified once mandates are lifted. Media is responsible for the fear mongering. At least partly responsible
I have also started to believe there is some Sunk Cost ideas going into it. These people did what they were told, saw their lives ruined, their usual hangouts and business going bust, and then their cities destroyed. Meanwhile, states like Texas and Florida didnt lockdown nearly as hard, their local lives are still largely intact, and now they are saying "We are done and going back to normal."
So they rage and scream because they have to believe that they ruined their lives for SOMETHING, otherwise they will have ruined their lives for nothing and its their own faults. And that is unacceptable to them.
See also every childless, hideous, over 40 feminist harpy.
And the media will never be held responsible for any hysteria they caused.
*Whistles the Punisher theme"
Entirely. They had to make it political to accomplish a goal and it went entirely as planned.
I automatically discount the opinion of anyone who hasn't read a single primary-source peer-reviewed publication on the topic. That allows you to ignore the 9999 out of 10,000 people who are basing their opinions on some retarded journalism or poly sci major's popular media report based on second-hand summaries of the primary literature on this.
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That's for sure. I've read several. I really should have been archiving these things, I may have to go back and do that some time. I know the one I read most recently actually seemed to imply that cloth masks actually increase the infection rate.
But they latch on to something like "however this may not be an issue with cloth masks of a different construction" and yank that out of the entire thing. When in reality it's there just for clarity sake, because that's what type things are made clear in a real scientific paper.
I think when I would argue, I was provided with the infographic about two people pissing on each other more than anything and they never provide a scientific paper, but instead at best a journalist's story on a scientific paper.
Yeah, just like you, I've heard nothing but complaining. I'm THRILLED. I hate the vile things and I never saw anything to convince me they provided any value. It would be totally different if any metric showed me they worked, but I've seen nothing. Anytime you are provided "science" by maskers, it's either some garbage infographic propaganda or a study that isn't even all that related or extreme cherry picking of data.
I'm sure most business will still require it in the city unfortunately. I'm still not going to make a scene (since I don't believe that is of any value), but it allows me to pick and choose businesses since it's now totally their choice. I won't feel bad about punishing a small business for their mask rules when the government isn't itching to harass them. I bet the gun shops drop that sign off the door quick too, which is cool since I'd like to shop for a couple things.
The whole thing they show with a vape is what I always thought about them. It's just simple physics really. Things that flow go the path of least resistance always. Hell, if I was a physics professor I'd have a test question something like given the forces holding a mask on each side is 1ft-lb or whatever, how much pressure can build up inside the mask before the seal is broken? After which I'd be a former physics professor.
I'm so tired of sheep that not only do they not question things, but they tell me I also am not allowed to question things. I've questioned things since I could talk (yes, my granddad even used to joke about it when I was really little) and I will question them until I die. Even if the cost of those questions is going to be an accelerated death.
The thing is when someone's response is "trust me, I'm an expert on this" when questioned that just makes it worse. I'm an engineer, you want to question my designs, I will sit down and whiteboard the stuff. I have nothing to hide. I even hope you find something I missed, because guess what then I get to make it better! Why would I not want it done better? I guess because I'm not getting political kickbacks.
"There was no pandemic."
So all the people dying were fake news?
Yes. They were people who were already dying of age and self inflicted health issues.
Bullshit.. The numbers are way too large to be a coincidence.. Just admit you hate your fellow people and have no problem with them dying as long as you don't get inconvenienced
Gr8 b8 m8 I r8 8/8.
No idea what you are talking about
The numbers are fabricated, but yes I am ok with people dying if it means a return to normalcy and escaping this dystopian nightmare. Hell let's even put a number on it, I'm willing to sacrifice somewhere in the neighborhood of 60 million of my countrymen in order to end this shit.
You guys are just as bad as the SJWs! I hope you two sides destroy each other so the rest can be left alone!
Not buying your act son. Everyone here knows you're arguing in bad faith. Now go die so life can get back to normal for the rest of us.
There's obviously some excess mortality- how much is coof- how much is shutdowns? In either case it is certainly not zero. A good chunk is going to be coof I think but I expect there to be a dearth of mortality the next year or two; basically anyone who died of coof would have died in a year or two without. And yes, is bad, but you seem pretty blasé about the former group so eat a dick, buddy.
The dearth of mortality thing could be interesting to see how that plays out. I never thought of that. My grandfather got the WuFlu and died. His quality of life had fallen off a cliff before Covid even hit. I wouldn't have bet a dime he'd make it two years. Hell, I might could make an argument it did him a favor. I've been through the ole age deaths of a lot of relatives, it's often slow and brutal.
Selfish American.... Eat shit you piece of shit... Sjws and you guys deserve each other!
lol cry more. unless your society is willing to do a real hard lockdown like mainland China, and if you are european or american it isn't (and it's not just the 'my freedom' types, it's also the first time a brown person was made to comply with force and it got caught on video then riots and shit) then soft lockdowns don't do shit. Sorry but that's the drawback of living in a factional society (yay diversity). All this destruction and disruption and the most optimistic estimates are it lowered cases by 10% over a given time frame. And it's fucking Spring, my dude; we've seen coof is seasonal so if not now then when?
Now it's your turn to insult me and not refute my argument again.
Shut the fuck up you complete buffoon.
No u
You look so stupid.
Because of covid you fool
Congratulations Texas for following the science.
This is what worries me the most honestly. We've been stuck in this warped reality for so long that people are acclimating to it and will now resist any attempt at a return to normalcy. The only thing I can think to do is mock them for their cowardice.
Anyone who believes in their mask placebo is still free to wear one. ¯\(ツ)/¯
But I guess what they're really mad at is not having any backing to yell at people who don't Follow The Mythos.
What local places can do is limited. The cities/counties can place up to a 50% occupancy restriction but there can be no monetary penalties for violations, which make the restrictions toothless.
If you think municipal/regional governance is toothless, you live in a very friendly area. They might not be able to fine you over it, but they can go full "Lawful-Evil" on your ass and henpeck every single ordinance instead. Oh, someone smoking within 10 feet of a door or window to a restaurant, violation. Oh, the signage is wrong based on some arcane law. Oh, there's a 1mm crack in the walkway here, that's a safety hazard. This stairwell's width-to-length ratio isn't to code by 2%. We wouldn't have noticed any of these things if we weren't here complaining toothlessly over you not following our capacity mandate, what a shame for you.
From what I've seen in the city of Austin specifically, the code enforcement people are the living embodiment of the "useless government worker who exists solely to collect a paycheck" stereotype. They only work 9-5 Monday through Friday and will not cite a place even when there are multiple complaints.
For example, there's a notorious bar here that is in a neighborhood and plays really loud music that can be heard from blocks away. The code people will drive by in the middle of the day when the place isn't even open, and declare it in compliance.
Not quite sure. I know my county will lift it but more liberal counties may not. Obviously businesses can choose to still require masks. I imagine most businesses will keep that requirement for a while.
From what I read yesterday, no local government is allowed to enforce any mask rules. There was even a clause that allowed restrictions to go back in place if the localities wanted to and Covid #s rose above a certain point--but that clause specifically states that no mask requirements can be enforced.
Just a reminder that case numbers are a completely useless metric. Though that meme has been somewhat replaced by muh variants.
Yea but now the media will hyperventilate over one case
I made the bad choice of reading one of the politics subreddit threads and I immediately got cancer. My god the corporate media has done a number on a lot of people. If they could I have no doubt they would have Abbott hung by his toes like Mussolini- for the crime of letting people go to the store without an almost totally useless piece of cotton over their mouth.
If not now, fucking when? These people are like the dwarves in The Last Battle stuck in a prison of their own imagining.