Post ALt9ulQOs2B3S0SORs by testoceratops@mastodon.online
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(DIR) Post #ALl3sgMvO9c3nmpHua by Natsura@fedi.absturztau.be
2022-07-22T18:31:45.443819Z
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Do you still wear your mask?Please boost i wanna get more people to vote
(DIR) Post #ALl9bD4rdgtLl6QjzM by Zerglingman@freespeechextremist.com
2022-07-22T19:35:54.117923Z
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@Natsura I will wear my mask forever, nobody can know the *real* me, everyone's a big meanie, you don't know how hard my life is!
(DIR) Post #ALl9xqRNy5XqDEl2NU by haatosyndrome@snug.moe
2022-07-22T19:34:45.171Z
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@Natsura@fedi.absturztau.be I'm always wearing a mask. We live in a society.
(DIR) Post #ALlBioT5DhCRevVmzY by sapphire@shortstackran.ch
2022-07-22T19:59:40.886533Z
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@Natsura literally never owned one
(DIR) Post #ALlCMYGWsbDuzWaYVs by Tadano@amala.schwartzwelt.xyz
2022-07-22T20:02:42.027160Z
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@Natsura imagine wearing the cuck muzzle willingly :kusimitama: :adachilaff:
(DIR) Post #ALlCgGaeJ3PNxnOsWu by elftummy@poa.st
2022-07-22T20:10:25.494425Z
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@Natsura Other: Never did not even once
(DIR) Post #ALlPIEu8Dm9HBnO0sy by Stellar@mk.absturztau.be
2022-07-22T22:30:58.681Z
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@Natsura@fedi.absturztau.be in i wear it everywhere i see other people wearing them :)
(DIR) Post #ALlUTIKcJpXMm5rjAu by moonbolt@mst3k.interlinked.me
2022-07-22T23:27:40Z
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@Natsura .hg Yes. The pandemic is not over.
(DIR) Post #ALlV4pr0e76vSPuxEW by RL_Dane@fosstodon.org
2022-07-22T23:03:36Z
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@Natsura 72%?!?I love this community.
(DIR) Post #ALlVekOePifexMmFiS by Natsura@fedi.absturztau.be
2022-07-22T23:43:01.040807Z
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@RL_Dane i agree. this is one of many examples why i adore this community... if this were Birdsite or some other social media network, then you know a majority of answers would be No, and the comments would be overly negativebut not on Mastodon/The Fediverse
(DIR) Post #ALlXAObr3L3YbdbmN6 by Natsura@fedi.absturztau.be
2022-07-22T23:59:56.675590Z
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@testoceratops i think this poll will make you feel a bit better at least
(DIR) Post #ALlaCBynHWTLsOt052 by RL_Dane@fosstodon.org
2022-07-23T00:33:14Z
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@Natsura I'm just kinda dreading the day the #Fediverse gets big enough to attract the disinformation-and-societal-collapse botrunners' attention
(DIR) Post #ALlaCCdYpx59upxYci by Natsura@fedi.absturztau.be
2022-07-23T00:33:53.604769Z
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@RL_Dane same, but at least we get to enjoy the good times while they last.
(DIR) Post #ALlaoBzHhUl6uBEewK by blumlaut@furfag.de
2022-07-23T00:39:32Z
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@Natsura voted other, I wear it in places where keeping at least 3 meters distance is impossible, supermarkets, crowded stores and whatnot, but outside and in well aired buildings where it's not mandatory by I tend not to.
(DIR) Post #ALlap0seTukykNWaBM by MK2boogaloo@freespeechextremist.com
2022-07-23T00:40:55.927945Z
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@Natsura @RL_Dane nigger, you're the reason why people choose pleroma.
(DIR) Post #ALlaq0GWFn5r84A0Lw by RL_Dane@fosstodon.org
2022-07-23T00:39:00Z
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@Natsura There's some hope that they can be held at bay, because the fedi doesn't have an attention wh*re algorithm.
(DIR) Post #ALlas1vd2dFYrlM6Hg by Natsura@fedi.absturztau.be
2022-07-23T00:41:28.076443Z
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@RL_Dane that is true, and I do think they can be held at bay for the most part.
(DIR) Post #ALlcDkvn1AmQTUM1j6 by Wisconsin_Kraut@poa.st
2022-07-23T00:56:36.240829Z
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@Natsura depends am I at work or not
(DIR) Post #ALljU3bE4oJQgaSKIq by Karen5Lund@mastodon.social
2022-07-23T01:33:27Z
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@Natsura @RL_Dane I'm hopeful that there will always be some #instances that are well moderated, probably a bit smaller.
(DIR) Post #ALllKs1ZwUmc5ZWsbY by djsumdog@djsumdog.com
2022-07-23T02:38:43.095810Z
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@Natsura Never have. Never will:https://battlepenguin.com/politics/a-year-without-a-mask/
(DIR) Post #ALllfgM4WZffyh2Se0 by threalist@social.fbxl.net
2022-07-23T02:42:29.182703Z
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People are still wearing masks?
(DIR) Post #ALltme8TyNmukuVvt2 by wrongthink@cdrom.tokyo
2022-07-23T04:13:21.767927Z
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@djsumdog @Natsura I wish I had drawn my line sooner. I gave them an inch and they took a lightyear.
(DIR) Post #ALmMUiqEW6P4JzQe9I by Hawlucha@donphan.social
2022-07-23T06:41:36Z
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@Natsura Been masking since the start, and will keep doing it even after whenever it ends despite the shitty selfishness around that's making it last longer.
(DIR) Post #ALmMcC91xzXvEMmhEG by AmiW@mastodon.online
2022-07-23T05:48:49Z
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@Natsura 😷✅
(DIR) Post #ALmNnhPEB7BxKEPTe4 by frederic@mastodon.bayern
2022-07-23T09:49:43Z
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@Natsura No. Never again.
(DIR) Post #ALmTeakm8rwLoOWsNM by Zerglingman@freespeechextremist.com
2022-07-23T10:55:19.494865Z
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@Natsura @RL_Dane Try looking at the post from a less censor-happy instance lol
(DIR) Post #ALmlUMWjykg3y7Eijg by testoceratops@mastodon.online
2022-07-23T11:18:53Z
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@djsumdog @Natsura Nothing to be proud of, imo...
(DIR) Post #ALmlUNJJ4BWeOjxVR2 by djsumdog@djsumdog.com
2022-07-23T14:15:07.117515Z
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@testoceratops @Natsura I agree, there is no pride in doing the right thing.Go back to the Stanley Milgram experiments. 2/3rd of people pushed the button that would murder the person in the other room, had the experiment been real. Only 1/3 would have stopped. Is the 2nd group better than the first? I don’t really think so. I don’t think any of us knows which group we’d be in until the crucible is heated up.You think I’m wrong on the wrong side of history and you’re on the right side. You can say that safely because you have Orthodoxy Privilege. Sometimes the majority gets it right, but usually not in times of moral panic. This is why the freedom to speak is an essential, core freedom that has made society better.I would recommend you read my other two posts, which cover the Orwellian nature of the current era, as well as witch burning. https://battlepenguin.com/philosophy/we-were-never-in-this-together-but-you-are-not-alone/https://battlepenguin.com/politics/burning-witches/
(DIR) Post #ALmrXN9cheWUVWF4Fc by feld@bikeshed.party
2022-07-23T15:22:54.094046Z
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On a plane or public transportation? Yeah.Otherwise no
(DIR) Post #ALnHqAU8d18DWcSdAu by ericphelps@mastodon.social
2022-07-23T04:21:50Z
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@Natsura Okay, that settles it. The Fedi isn't populated by normal people. That's not bad, mind you, because I think the new "normal" doesn't have a lot going for it. Around 90% of everyone in my city (and country?) doesn't wear masks.
(DIR) Post #ALnIGaf5vVAOEwBVfE by HappyHeathen@kolektiva.social
2022-07-23T01:45:54Z
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@Natsura Yes, but living in Lauren Boebert's district it's a very, very tiny minority of us who wear masks. In my town it seems to be around two or maybe three tenths of one percent.
(DIR) Post #ALnIGb6kGhHhch7alM by Natsura@fedi.absturztau.be
2022-07-23T20:22:25.598286Z
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@HappyHeathen that sucks... you do have my condolences for where you live... can't be easy to be non-MAGA, or even any type of Democrat and live in that area
(DIR) Post #ALog3GCTHchh4Yvtw0 by potzerus@misskey.bubbletea.dev
2022-07-24T12:21:53.489Z
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@Natsura@fedi.absturztau.be Can we see the results? (its showing only what i voted for me)
(DIR) Post #ALog3GiNN0DyfVrNfE by Natsura@fedi.absturztau.be
2022-07-24T12:23:38.952137Z
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@potzerus
(DIR) Post #ALogBSFCO6jKk87FiK by potzerus@misskey.bubbletea.dev
2022-07-24T12:24:01.010Z
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@Natsura@fedi.absturztau.be so many votes holy shit
(DIR) Post #ALogBSqQ9iVKbZWyjQ by Natsura@fedi.absturztau.be
2022-07-24T12:25:07.132847Z
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@potzerus and a huge majority of them are for yes, which makes me feel at least somewhat better
(DIR) Post #ALogJuNpeOzIKeBXv6 by potzerus@misskey.bubbletea.dev
2022-07-24T12:25:45.019Z
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@Natsura@fedi.absturztau.be sadly not representative for ppl where i love but i'll take ppl who care being out there somewhere
(DIR) Post #ALogJup80up1hIxLSy by Natsura@fedi.absturztau.be
2022-07-24T12:26:38.330923Z
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@potzerus same here... It does prove that Mastodon/The Fediverse exists in a bubble, but then again it also proves we aren't as alone as we think
(DIR) Post #ALogmxSjHY1mHNKO5w by dhfir@expired.mentality.rip
2022-07-24T12:31:54.465805Z
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@Natsura I rarely go outside, remaining masks are showing signs of wear&tear, and disappearing to who-knows-where.in other words, I'm running out of masks.
(DIR) Post #ALpzZAqW5n6KuGrLHs by leadore@toot.cafe
2022-07-23T18:40:35Z
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@djsumdog @Natsura @testoceratops I wouldn't call it "orthodoxy privilege" for those of us living in areas where almost no one wears a mask and we are stared at or otherwise made to feel stupid for wearing it. I'm in the midwest US and I see almost ZERO masks anywhere other than medical facilities where they are required. I have to resist peer pressure when I wear it.Of course that term may apply in other societies where mask-wearing is more accepted or where politeness is valued.
(DIR) Post #ALpzZBM4CUL2U7cXSq by djsumdog@djsumdog.com
2022-07-25T03:36:59.574372Z
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@leadore @Natsura @testoceratops Social shame is how societies create new mores. It’s a part of cultural evolution. At the turn of the 1900s, child labor (and even child prostitution, like in the film Pretty Baby) were legal and common. The Overton window shifted on those (due to people like child psychologist Dr. Spock and journalists who investigated factories), and now we tend to protect children for their opening years, before they take on the challenges of the world.Did you check out the link in my original reply? I listed several studies, both before 2019 indicating masks would not be useful in an outbreak of a respiratory infection, and studies done in the past year showing masks didn’t cause statistical differences. Science is very much like religious text today; and people can find Bible verses (scientific papers) that fit their views. You might quote the CDC study to prove your side, and in my article, you’ll see I mention how the CDC study has nearly identical numbers to the Dutch study, but comes to a different conclusion.In the end, one of us is right and one of us is wrong. Either the masks do little to nothing, or they had a massive impact. They certainly affected childhood development, as verbal and language skills have fallen in state standardized testing across the board (and I have primary school teachers who have told me they’ve seen the decline first hand; with some kids being a year behind verbally).Who is right? Well it literally doesn’t even matter at this point. For all intents and purposes, COVID in endemic and we should all just get on with our lives. But your dedication to your new faith (and it is a faith; belief in science is a faith as well) shows what I talked about earlier: that we are likely to see masks well into 2030. It’s a new social construct. Is it a useful article of clothing like wearing the skin of dead animals to keep us from freezing? Or is it a symbol: a yarmulke, a hijab, a cross. I believe the evidence shows it is a symbol. You disagree, and that’s likely how the world will be for decades to come. COVID is not just a virus, it’s a belief system and a Rorschach test.
(DIR) Post #ALr0C9aEulXzRVnDCS by clacke@libranet.de
2022-07-25T15:16:08Z
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@djsumdog @Natsura @testoceratops That's a lot of words to say that your convenience trumps other people's safety.The main thread here isn't even mandatory masking.
(DIR) Post #ALr0CBhl1mkW1PKFCC by djsumdog@djsumdog.com
2022-07-25T15:18:44.237416Z
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@clacke @Natsura @testoceratops That's a strawman. That's literally not anywhere in my argument.That's very few words to completely misinterpret everything I said, or address any of the facts I listed in my post or the sources in my original blog post. You can't just make up an argument I didn't make and say, "Hey look, I win."
(DIR) Post #ALrzhHqULBbfFRdP16 by reay@mastodon.social
2022-07-26T02:25:42Z
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@Natsura My wife, my daughter and I are all asthmatic. Covid will almost certainly hit us harder than people without compromised lung conditions. So while I accept that we’ll likely get Covid at some point, staving it off as variations become gradually less severe, and trying to help flatten the curve so if/when we do get it the medical sector isn’t slammed with other cases, seems prudent.
(DIR) Post #ALrzlJ61dIzCHjopIu by Natsura@fedi.absturztau.be
2022-07-26T02:48:38.545275Z
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@reay i agree. i might not have any medical conditions outside of my obesity... i still wear my mask whenever bloody possible.
(DIR) Post #ALt9ulQOs2B3S0SORs by testoceratops@mastodon.online
2022-07-23T04:37:40Z
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@Natsura Thank you!
(DIR) Post #ALt9ulm1ZdTUX4Zf9c by Natsura@fedi.absturztau.be
2022-07-26T16:17:05.099756Z
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@testoceratops do you still check this poll from time-to-time? the results are so good right now
(DIR) Post #ALzHVCVSkYwM9DwTwW by pintoo@social.bim.land
2022-07-29T15:03:10Z
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@NatsuraIt might be easier to get answers by adding a poll in your post :)I'd be interested in the results!
(DIR) Post #ALzHVDE84UfYNkq9Z2 by Natsura@fedi.absturztau.be
2022-07-29T15:10:21.702946Z
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@pintoo uhm... there is a poll in the post
(DIR) Post #ALzIgrTwqOMON3MG8m by Luna@luna.vg
2022-07-25T12:58:30.969625Z
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@Natsura I thank all of you from the bottom of my heart because I'm taking immunodepressants and I really can't risk getting sick from a random sneeze at the grocery check out.
(DIR) Post #AM5FuP5u3I5bT3dWYi by clacke@libranet.de
2022-08-01T04:20:00Z
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@djsumdog The question in the thread is whether you voluntarily take a simple measure to help protect people in society who are particularly susceptible or vulnerable to covid infection.Your response is a lengthy blog post about how our freedoms are under attack.Who is attacking a strawman?@Natsura @testoceratops
(DIR) Post #AM5FuPglqDa1JOsy1Y by djsumdog@djsumdog.com
2022-08-01T12:20:45.631470Z
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@clacke @Natsura @testoceratops a simple measure It’s not a simple measure. First of all, every single study before 2019 on using masks to prevent the spread of respiratory infection shows they simply do not work. Furthermore, there are even unrelated articles about how masks cause harm:https://battlepenguin.com/politics/secondary-effects/#masks-hurt-our-perceptions-of-one-anotherEvey study after 2019, also shows the masks were entirely ineffective:https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M20-6817https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.05.18.21257385v1.full.pdf+html..and one of those studies was also suppressed: https://swprs.org/the-suppressed-danish-mask-study/Look at what’s happening with children. This may not affect you since most EU countries are not masking children, but in the US, school kids are over a year or more behind verbally and in critical language skills. Kids need facial expressions to learn how to communicate.Even as adults, the masks are dehumanizing. I’ve already gone over all the research showing they literally do nothing, zero … as far as infection. But they are amazing at compliance. They are a new form of clothing and shame, an unnecessary one, that causes division. In America, in the South, the only thing your mask indicates is your political party and/or your level of fear.Masks were forced on prisoners on Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, not because of any disease, but as a means of dehumanization and control.You’re acting like it’s just some simple thing, but it’s not. There are deep, troubling aspects to literally masking ones face in modern society. Why do you think some Muslim countries force women to wear a burqa?You’re claiming I’m putting up a large wall of text to argue for something so simply. You are taking an incredibly complex topic and making a reductionist argument.