Coronavirus (political)

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Originally Posted by nonniey

Another interesting article for Unherd.

https://unherd.com/2022/02/were-masks-a-waste-of-time/

..."Only a few skeptical observers drilled into the data that could be found on sites such as the New York Times — even if the paper’s own reporters made little of it. The most prolific of these was Ian Miller, who over the past two years has published copious data-driven commentary on the track record of various Covid public health interventions.....

While I don't disagree with the authors assertion on cloth masks and the use of mandates as well. The logic is woefully flawed and really part of the problem. First nobody should use data collected by NY Times as anything reliable for a data driven analysis. The inability to decipher which variables are evident and which are not. It is akin to saying California has the worst state wide air quality therefore their air control mandates are ineffective. It really is part of the problem with the division between the narratives.

I also really dislike how he uses the unmeetable expectations of wearing masks and the potential for health effects due to bacterial growth inside the masks. By that logic we should never wear underwear because if you wear them longer than you should it increases the likelihood of fungal infections. Yet that argument is absurd. We know to change our underwear people wearing masks should know to change them too.