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originally posted by: dug88
a reply to: schuyler
The kind of masks I wear bring people together. Somebody says, "Hey, I like your mask!" and I say, "I like yours!" and we have a conversation we never would have had without masks
Couldn't you just do the same thing with like a shirt or a jacket or a tattoo or some other accessory the other person's sporting while not wearing a mask?
How does wearing a mask suddenly grant you the ability to talk to people you otherwise couldn't?
Point is I don't feel "dehumanized" for wearing one and I have more conversations with strangers than I ever would otherwise. If the point escapes you I can't help you.
originally posted by: slatesteam
Yes. Especially the little ones. I feel for the youth
originally posted by: daskakik
originally posted by: Blue_Jay33
The masks are doing great phycological harm, we can't see anybody smile at us, it makes people look more ominous.
I can tell when someone smiles even if they have a mask on.
Where I live people also greet each other, even if they are strangers, so a nice good morning/afternoon/evening, is shared, even from behind a mask.
Honestly, I think people are just looking for a reason to not wear a mask. If you don't want to, just don't. There is no need to try and justify it.
originally posted by: RoScoLaz5
originally posted by: slatesteam
Yes. Especially the little ones. I feel for the youth
it especially saddens me to see children wearing masks. they simply do as they are told. - oh hang on, 70% of adults are doing that too. thank heavens i'm not a parent, i would feel terrible for my kids having to live this version of reality. i pity them.