Aaron Thomas wrote to Dr. What <=-

The left doesn't want people to wear masks anymore because Simon didn't say. It makes reptilians angry when they see people doing things that Jimmy Kimmel said not to do. I still wear N95 masks in crowded public places, and I don't get sick. My son wears one at school and he don't
get sick either.

But the masks do nothing to prevent people from getting sick.

We already have mountains of evidence that shows that. We actually had that evidence BEFORE the scamdemic.

People don't cover their mouths when they sneeze or cough, and people
are gross.

That's just common courtesy, but still does nothing to keep people from getting sick.

N95 masks are useful like band-aids, but most people don't
think it's worth the trouble.

Unless you work in a place where bodily fluids are shooting into the air, the N95 isn't worth the trouble.

The left wants people to show their faces so they can take inventory on them.

I can remember when banks in my local area had signs that basically said, "pull your hoodie off when you come into the bank." Then during the scamdemic had signs demanding that we wear a mask.


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But the masks do nothing to prevent people from getting sick.

It might be a psychological thing, but either way, it's working.

I can remember when banks in my local area had signs that basically
said, "pull your hoodie off when you come into the bank." Then during
the scamdemic had signs demanding that we wear a mask.

I feel a little weird when I go into the bank with the mask on, because maybe they will be scared of me, but I'm not the only one doing it.

My own personal research suggests that the N95 masks prevent illness.

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Aaron Thomas wrote to Dr. What <=-

It might be a psychological thing, but either way, it's working.

Psychological effects are strong, and very often work.

My own personal research suggests that the N95 masks prevent illness.

But we have to beware of confirmational bias here.

Example:
A teacher hears a child in her class sneeze. The next day, 5 kids in the class are sick. To the teacher, that's confirmation that viruses exist and are contageous.

But that confirmation is biased because the teacher has ignored the hundred other times that a child sneezed and **no** kids got sick. Because it was a non-event, while 5 children out sick at once was something that stuck in the teacher's head.


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But we have to beware of confirmational bias here.

Example:
A teacher hears a child in her class sneeze. The next day, 5 kids in
the class are sick. To the teacher, that's confirmation that viruses exist and are contageous.

But that confirmation is biased because the teacher has ignored the hundred other times that a child sneezed and **no** kids got sick. Because it was a non-event, while 5 children out sick at once was something that stuck in the teacher's head.

Whenever possible, it's good to use the pychology to your advantage. A kid sneezed? Just say to yourself "It's allergies."

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