Masks are dumb. Here’s why.

[Former President tack50]

So if anything can be worn as a mask, including a bandana, then how effective is this ‘rule’ anyway?

 Idk how the US are handling the rule but here only actual masks count. Wearing a bandana means you still get fined or not allowed into the bus

[Former President tack50]

Honestly, it is extremely easy to get people to wear masks if Trump (or alternatively, the state governors) wanted.

Just fine people for not wearing masks. A 200$ fine would be more than enough for people to wear masks, even if it is only because of fear of the fine.

I actually personally despise wearing a mask as it fogs my glassses extremely badly, and therefore never wear it when it is not legally necessary. However, because it is mandatory to wear one in public transport or in any kind of shop, I have no choice but to wear one. Otherwise I am plainly not allowed in (and if I was allowed in, the store would get in serious trouble).

Would I actually wear one if it was just a recommendation? I don't know; but since I do not have a choice I end up wearing one.

Just fine people not wearing masks and move on, it is extremely simple.

[Former President tack50]

Here is a compromise, if you don’t wear a mask, you will be prioritized last for medical treatment.
Since Covid isn’t that deadly, DTT surely supports this compromise, right?

If you’re overweight and continue to eat McDonald’s....follow your own logic, which seems to also be dumb.

I 100% agree. People who treat their bodies like s**t, eat crap, never exercise, smoke, and drink to excess should expect to pay far more for medical treatment than someone who takes care of themselves. I mean, what would be the alternative? Treating everybody the same way, regardless of their life decisions? IDK bruh, sounds like socialism to me.

That's our job as health professionals. But I can't say that I don't side-eye when someone comes in whose BMI is over 30, blood pressure 150/90, fasting blood sugar over 136, and he/she claims it's "all genetic".  

To be clear, I'm not saying that a doctor should violate the Hippocratic Oath. Insurance providers, on the other hand, have no obligation to keep rates low for people who mistreat their bodies. That would be like a car insurance company ignoring someone who gets in a fender-bender every month.

But how do you enforce that standard, and who decides whether a person is making too many bad health decisions versus bad genetics?  Also, it's not an accident that poor people and especially people who live in food deserts are, on average, fatter and less healthy than wealthies, and that fresh produce and non-crap food are a great deal more expensive than the crap food.

While I sympathize, exercise is free.

 

Leisure time is not.

Not to mention, not everyone lives in the suburbs where it is possible to go for a run in the evening without getting mugged.

Eh, how true is that description actually?. Judging from that sentence, you'd expect the US to be like Mexico, Nicaragua or Venezuela with people getting mugged almost always?