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Why are you still wearing a mask...wrong? (beehaw.org)
submitted 9 months ago by snowbell@beehaw.org to c/chat@beehaw.org
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All the time I have people come in to work wearing a mask, which is fine normally, good for them, but they are wearing them on their chin, chin diaper style. Not covering up anything. Or at best just their mouth, sometimes. Nobody is making these people wear a mask anymore, so why are they doing it at all if they are just going to do it wrong? Is it an attempt at a political statement? A lack of education? I end up baffled for a while every time I see one of these people.

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[โ€“] cabbagee@sopuli.xyz 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Some of it's probably a lack of understanding, and sometimes it's a "don't let perfect be the enemy of good" situation.

This is exactly how I view it. Faith in humanity skyrocketed when I decided to give people the benefit of the doubt.

[โ€“] Chobbes@beehaw.org 4 points 9 months ago

Yeah, and I mean I really want people to be better about masking when it matters too... But I think it's best to not get too mad about the people who are trying and making some questionable tradeoffs of comfort / effectiveness or whatever. I don't understand all of the weird things people do with masks, and it'd be nice if we could actually talk to people and say "hey, are you wearing a mask to protect yourself or others? I think this is making it a lot less effective!" and have people be receptive to that, because there probably are some people that just don't think about it too much and don't realize... But it's difficult to have those conversations without it feeling confrontational, especially when the whole thing has become such a contentious issue.