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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In the real world, there are no mask mandates.  No one is forcing anyone to do anything.  So I wonder, what is wrong with all the angry anti-mask, anti-test people on this thread.  why are you even on this thread?   No one who is more cautious than you is hurting you? WTF is wrong with you? [/quote]

Some are trolls

Many of us are people who genuinely want to do the right thing, but also find some of the amateur public health advice and moralizing ("I'm a good citizen and you are not!") shared on DCUM to this day pretty dumb and irresponsible. [/quote]

To be fair, you have to include the context that those comments are usually in reaction to those saying they DGAF and Covid is a lie/over/overblown, you name it.  I don't hear "I'm a good citizen and you're not", I hear "don't be an ahole".  I think there is a distinction.  [/quote]

I think you'll find the COVID deniers actually love being called murderers for not wearing masks because it truly makes you look unhinged. I recommend reserving that term for people who perpetuate anti vax myths because those people are truly responsible for a  lot of death and the data clearly show this. Not so much for anti-maskers, as annoying as those people were at the height of the pandemic.[/quote]

PP here.  I agree with you, and have not called anyone a murderer.  [/quote]

Frankly I think any moralizing about masking is really dumb especially given the benefits are marginal. Unfortunately COVID is out there and you risk catching it when you socialize with others.[/quote]

I disagree. If you know you are contagious, you should mask.  [/quote]

Yes, but you don't get to decide when someone else is contagious. Current public health guidance is while sick and for 5 days after feeling better. You can test for COVID but it doesn't tell you much and repeated testing is not practical for many people (just to confirm COVID a family of 3 needs 6 testd since you are supposed test twice, nevermind if you are trying to "test out" of masking).[/quote]

Somehow I think you can afford a few covid tests.[/quote]

It's not about what I can afford. Let's say I get COVID. At some point, my 6 year old will get it and so will DH. So we're each testing repeatedly. Let's say 6 times each - 2-3 times while we wait to test positive and then at least 3-4 times while we wait for the line to disappear. That's 18 tests at a minimum. That'll run me a little over $100 on Amazon. Okay fine. Then what do I get out of it? A test that hasn't been tested or designed to measure contagiousness. Do I keep my child home for 10+ days, I lose time at work, she misses school while feeling completely fine, while her line finally disappears? No, and her school would not be cool with that either. And if it's negative, I still probably have something else that's not good to transmit to other people. $100 is not that much for many of us, but it's too much to spend on something that provides very little if any actionable information.[/quote]

Why not just follow the CDC guidelines?  [/quote]

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