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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I wear a mask when I’m on a short plane trip because the odds are high someone will have a airborne illness. And the effort is minimal compared to the probability of exposure. But otherwise I don’t wear one.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Isn’t any illness on a plane an airborne illness?

[–] Squirrel 16 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Edit: oh I’m dumb ignore my comment please

Sure I guess. I mean there’s illness that spreads by touch - fecal-oral transmission. Very common in any place with people. People don’t wash their hands. Touch things. People touch those things. Then eat. Bam. Stomach bug/shits.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

the effort is minimal compared to the probability of exposure

This is basically always true with masking. It's so dang easy.