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[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (10 children)

Idiots can't even wear fucking masks to lower the transmission rate.

[–]TheJamesRocket 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

N95 masks may have a limited effect on reducing infection, but cloth masks have no effect at all. N95 masks can filter out virus aerosols, but cloth masks cannot.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

[–]TheJamesRocket 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

You obviously didn't read the article. They flat out said that cloth masks only ''trap droplets that are released when the wearer talks, coughs or sneezes.'' In other words, cloth masks only stop the wearer from infecting others: It does not protect the wearer from being infected by others.

And at any rate, we already know from various studys that the actual effect that masks have on limiting the spread of infection is minimal.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

"Asking everyone to wear cloth masks can help reduce the spread of the virus by people who have COVID-19 but don't realize it." You should learn how to read.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

imagine calling it 1984 because you get banned from twitter and have to wear a mask to save lives. Winston Smith would love this.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Twitter is a privately owned company that can publish whatever messages it wants as long as it doesn't involve defamation or shouting fire in a crowded threater.

[–]TheJamesRocket 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

BP is a privately owned company that does not need to abide by environmental regulations. If you don't like oil spills, then start your own company to clean it up!

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Spilling oil is illegal. Twitter publishing copyrighted material is illegal. Laws exist.

[–]TheJamesRocket 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Is Twitter a publisher, or a platform? If they pick and chose what to edit, they are a publisher. And publishers are not entitled to Section 230 immunity.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

yeah so