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MethDozer · M
When you have such an impotent and piecemeal response by both sides of the political isle and by every organization it is understandable when many don't take it seriously. When travels bans from infected countries are scrutinized as being racist and hot zones aren't quarantined immediately while every politician and agency the world over tries to politicize it for those " points" well , people don't take them.seriously because those in the big leagues aren't taking it seriously and just using as opportunity.
Earthwrap · 41-45, M
@MethDozer Personally it just makes sense to be cautious until more information or evidence is presented to me. Even with the evidence it makes a lot of sense to me to be cautious. I think there is a huge overreaction to it all. People like to dramatise. "OMG I have to wear a mask for 30 minutes each time I go shopping for a few months. It's the end of the world!"
We only get one life. There isn't much you can do once you are dead. I've confronted nearly meeting my maker before and it wasn't fun.
We only get one life. There isn't much you can do once you are dead. I've confronted nearly meeting my maker before and it wasn't fun.
MethDozer · M
@Earthwrap I agree. I normally wear it, except in the odd case I happen to run in unexpectedly then I just wait till there's no one else in the place and gtfo.
However my understanding of the importance doesn't mean I don't get why the issue isn't taken seriously. I mean when people are allowed to travel to and from highly infected areas to places with less than a small handful of cases or no cases it doesn't really seem to matter much and signals a lack of importance. Not when you're hammering on the small steps but ignoring and denying the much bigger and important ones. The idea is that we need to wear then to protect others, I get that and acknowledge that, but what about the responsibility of containing the much bigger threat by not allowing travel to and from the hot zones which are these Petri-dish urban areas where people.are packed together like ants in an ant farm? You can't expect common folk to take the little steps seriously when the big steps that are needed by our state governors and federal agencies are completely ignored and politicised when tried.
Take NYC and downstate for example. Most of NY's number are from there yet there is no quarantine of blocking travel to and from there as there should be. People aren't being protected from them yet they are expected to take a last ditch feeble effort of a face mask seriously. That's not how you get people to believe you, putting all responsibility on them to make a mostly token gesture when a much bigger threat of spreading it is completely ignored. But then again, that would be politicized as being discrimination and racist most likely.
Also, the most common face masks doesn't actually protect you, so the point of dying personally is moot. Yes we only get one life, and there isn't any real protections being made to keep people from going broke and in the gutter either.
However my understanding of the importance doesn't mean I don't get why the issue isn't taken seriously. I mean when people are allowed to travel to and from highly infected areas to places with less than a small handful of cases or no cases it doesn't really seem to matter much and signals a lack of importance. Not when you're hammering on the small steps but ignoring and denying the much bigger and important ones. The idea is that we need to wear then to protect others, I get that and acknowledge that, but what about the responsibility of containing the much bigger threat by not allowing travel to and from the hot zones which are these Petri-dish urban areas where people.are packed together like ants in an ant farm? You can't expect common folk to take the little steps seriously when the big steps that are needed by our state governors and federal agencies are completely ignored and politicised when tried.
Take NYC and downstate for example. Most of NY's number are from there yet there is no quarantine of blocking travel to and from there as there should be. People aren't being protected from them yet they are expected to take a last ditch feeble effort of a face mask seriously. That's not how you get people to believe you, putting all responsibility on them to make a mostly token gesture when a much bigger threat of spreading it is completely ignored. But then again, that would be politicized as being discrimination and racist most likely.
Also, the most common face masks doesn't actually protect you, so the point of dying personally is moot. Yes we only get one life, and there isn't any real protections being made to keep people from going broke and in the gutter either.