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  • Amorphous [any]
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    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]
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      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.