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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Thats great, but did they actually prevent spread is the question to ask. We can start out with the hypothesis that they do work, then we need to actually confirm if that is true.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

here. just the first two research results for a simple google search "did masks work research."

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10446908/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8499874/

i mean.... you could look into it? know that it's difficult to set up an ideal study during a pandemic.

edit - also, it's hard to take you seriously in this debate when you aren't bothering to ACTUALLY LOOK AT SOME RESEARCH yourself. but i see you making lots of comments making a show of concern.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

From all that I have seen and heard its at best split or the impact is so small that it is not noticeable. I think most of the ones that say it worked involved healthcare setting where trained people used good masks, not me at home depot with a mask from a box.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

What I can say is that during the "mask years", I seriously never got a cold, flu, or Covid. I usually get a cold at least once or twice a year. I think it's still been a while since I've had one. My sister actually just got Covid about 2 weeks ago, I wore a mask around her for a few days and never caight it, tho I had a booster 6 months before, and she was about a year out. I took 3 home tests over 5 days and they were all negative.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Cool, I dont really know how this relates to the overall effectiveness of masks. I am going to guess that you were very cautious and took all kinds of precautions.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

edit: off topic, nevermind.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Even the guy he was replying to said nothing about mandates. I'd argue that's a related but different topic.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

you are probably right. I'll see myself out.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well I wouldn't have said you needed to delete the comment, I just didn't want the antimasker taking support from it when it was dubiously related. 🙂

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I appreciate that :)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

That people can still type in these word salads in 2024 is beyond me. Real actual scientists all over the world have answered these questions years ago. Stop asking Facebook for answers. Try Google

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So you think that google is unbiased?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No. Google helps you search the web. It's up to you to look for trustworthy sources but that's not too hard. Just sticking to Wikipedia is fine most of the time.

But that involves reading and this may prove challenging to some.

Facebook is a cesspool.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is Lemmy and Reddit not cesspools?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Only if the people using it are making it into one. I am looking at no one in particular...

Answering everything with a question isn't as smart as you think.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

So wouldnt that apply to facebook also? And question are a good way of clarifying things, and pointing out flaws in people ideas. I also dont want to be smarter than anyone because that is not really controllable, I want to be wiser and more accurate in what I believe.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

and significantly reduce your output,