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    • Amorphous [any]
      2·
      4 years ago

      what they're saying is that in other countries it is normal to wear masks even before this pandemic, and therefore if it were a significant health concern it is likely this would have been found out by those countries

      • hogposting [he/him,comrade/them]
        1·
        4 years ago

        if it were a significant health concern it is likely this would have been found out by those countries

        There are tons of ordinary industrial/commercial practices that are harmful, but the harm is not obvious enough to be immediately noticed, or there's some other interest (classically, the interests of capital) that acts to prevent an honest investigation.

        Not saying that's necessarily the case here; only that we definitely don't live in a world where significant health concerns are noticed promptly.

        • Amorphous [any]
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          4 years ago

          There are tons of ordinary industrial/commercial practices that are harmful

          This isn't an industrial/commercial practice, though, but a widespread social one.

          • hogposting [he/him,comrade/them]
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            4 years ago

            Well, it's both. But I'm not really talking about how to characterize mask wearing -- I'm saying that we have tons of examples of harmful practices (many of which happen to be industrial/commercial practices) that are not immediately recognized as such.

    • ProgressiveKnife [none/use name]
      9·
      4 years ago

      Revealing your hand pretty hard here. It's literally about aesthetics to you. Stop calling yourself an ML if you abandon scientific thought as soon as it becomes inconvenient for your un-scientific feelings.