To Mask or not to two - Mask Megathread cont.

s1ippy wrote: »

Thanks so much, vast majority of fellow citizens.

To people with underlying conditions who may have poor outcomes from covid, it means a great deal to be able to move around in public and be less at risk because of the actions of everyone around them. You're protecting yourselves from adverse effects of the virus too, but plenty choose not to bother themselves or want to make some sort of stand. Moreover, if you're not putting yourselves at risk of infection you'll be less of a risk to everyone else generally. So nice one for being selfless enough to go to the trouble of buying and wearing the mask.

Anti-maskers have the luxury of choice that they do in Ireland because enforcement doesn't seem to be a priority. Possibly, to the mind of the various groups responsible for ensuring compliance, implementing mandatory mask wearing would cause more grief than it's worth. But consider the immediacy of a hostile confrontation with a member of the public against the slow burning impact of whatever cases of covid could be prevented by the maskless person exercising due care not to spread the virus.

A more staunch, cohesive and less tolerant domestic approach to face coverings would clearly have benefit in curbing transmission at this point, as the cases are starting to increase. This message really needs to come from the highest ranks of government and the public should be informed that that this isn't up for debate, access to publically frequented spaces is curtailed when you pose a threat to public health there by not masking up. If you refuse to comply, you can either go away or you can plough on anyway and be detained and fined.

It's easier now more than ever to spot the people who think it'll never affect them; whole groups in society can't conceive of how the potential negative outcomes from contracting covid are worth inconveniencing themselves for. Unfortunately I can envisage tabloids publishing tales of woe of former mask opponents, who live in regret of their misguided decision to engage in some adolescent act of defiance.

To me, it's just tragic that some actual adults on this island don't have the empathy to consider the perspective of another; I know that for some, it takes that short, sharp shock of actual grief or a moral fear to jolt a person into reality and enable them to see things in life or death terms, the way many people do every day.

I can't give a deadline on when we'll stop wearing them but suffice to say it won't be forever. Let's all make it to whenever that is with only minor grievances! Sorry about the long post, thanks if you read it and nice one again for wearing a mask to those who do. I hope maybe reading it from the perspective of somebody who stands to lose a lot might change somebody's mind about their position on masks.

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...more staunch... less tolerant... . from the highest ranks of government... this isn't up for debate, access to publically frequented spaces is curtailed when you pose a threat to public health.... If you refuse to comply, you can either go away or...be detained and fined.