I am not going to engage in this again.
Experience from the first time around has shown that people are only interested in arguing against anything, rather than simply do their part.
People are so ingrained in anything they do, wearing a mask indoors and decreasing exposure is a very small thing to ask, still, people will fight tooth and nail like a talmudic debate.
I have stomach issues at times, one part is from much coffee, wine etc..
The other may be lack of fluid in my colon, various foods including fried, cabbage family veggies, raw veggies etc so on and so forth.
Now, when my gut goes, ok I'll have a bad night, 3-4 hours sleep.. it sucks but meh..but I'll implement changes
Then do this for a week and it really forces me to act. 3-4 hours a night on every night besides Shabbat will make you run.
I love beer, I don't drink it often, my stomach hates it.
I try to manage my acidity, I take prelief to lower acid, I only do paper filtered chemex coffee or cold brew, I eat before coffee
And you know the list is endless, I love french fries but how old is the oil in the store?
Sometimes I make changes and they are seemingly no help and I fe like eh just f#@$ it.
And sometimes everything is all fine and dandy and I want to throw caution in the wind.
Maturity is part of growing up.
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”
What's my point ? Who knows what's gonna happen, all your arguments make you look silly and stupid, sure I was wrong, we didn't run out of ventilators and ventilators were killing people.
But just as they found cures like proning, remdesivir etc
They also find out possible long term damages from the virus and possible reinfection.
Will wearing a mask help you / others? Most likely, it's a minor thing to do for possible huge gains.
Studies show that large numbers indoors talking loudly, singing etc are a prime ground for the virus.
Will you infect a random passerby outdoors as you pass them for 2 seconds? Likely not.
However, you have the responsibility that you may have God forbid been reinfected and now you walk down the street casually and sneeze and those droplets go bada bing and infect someone else.
Oops.. well, it's his fault for not staying home, seeing as he has health issues and what not.
Just wear the damn mask, people make this like an opposition to some suppressive decrees "oh well you just go along and wear a mask just like you're told, just like our forefathers put on yellow stars"
Life is long and life is short, the older I get, the more tolerant I am of others, the more I also demand from others. If I'm growing up, they should do.
One day we'll all die, what happens then? I don't know
I try not to burn my bridges in life and work to drink responsibily
I can see the validity of many points, but the bottom line is, do it for the sake of others.