# The pro-mask side needs to step up its influencing game **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [July 20, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pro-mask-side-needs-to-step-up-its-influencing-game/915842 "2020-07-20T15:21:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pro-mask-side-needs-to-step-up-its-influencing-game/915842/181 "2020-07-27T23:00:47Z")
> [@I-AM-WABI-SABI](#): > > I’m not concerned about you I’m concerned about me and my my family. Your health is your concern. Every person for him/her/their self. We get it. Rugged individualism. 👍🏼 This attitude is why the US will NEVER get control of this virus. Thank you for illustrating the epitome of utterly intransigent ignorance. Just in case people think NO ONE can honestly take such a position. I mean, we’ve _heard of_ these selfish, destructive points of view, but don’t know anyone who actually believes them. To see it proclaimed for real is immensely helpful and frankly, terrifying. Like seeing a real-life ticking bomb, not just a cardboard model in a science\* fair or something. You have performed an important public service in the three hours since you joined this board. Many people have been here for years and not done as much good as you have. Congratulations. And goodbye. \* You’ve heard of _science_, right? ---
**Author:** ![I-AM-WABI-SABI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d6d6ee/32.png) [@I-AM-WABI-SABI](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I-AM-WABI-SABI)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pro-mask-side-needs-to-step-up-its-influencing-game/915842/182 "2020-07-27T23:02:55Z")
Okay? Lol! ---
**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pro-mask-side-needs-to-step-up-its-influencing-game/915842/183 "2020-07-27T23:03:49Z")
> [@I-AM-WABI-SABI](#): > > So something that keeps me from touching my face is what I want. Here ya go. [https://www.amazon.com/Medical-Face-Shields/b?ie=UTF8&node=11312309011](https://www.amazon.com/Medical-Face-Shields/b?ie=UTF8&node=11312309011) Wear one of these over your mask, and this way, you won’t be touching your face, and you can go shopping or wherever you want to go without endangering your fellow citizens. ---
**Author:** ![I-AM-WABI-SABI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d6d6ee/32.png) [@I-AM-WABI-SABI](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I-AM-WABI-SABI)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pro-mask-side-needs-to-step-up-its-influencing-game/915842/184 "2020-07-27T23:04:06Z")
No I’m saying I shouldn’t risk possibly getting infected because it makes you feel better ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pro-mask-side-needs-to-step-up-its-influencing-game/915842/185 "2020-07-27T23:06:01Z")
> [@I-AM-WABI-SABI](#): > > No I’m saying I shouldn’t risk possibly getting infected because it makes you feel better  Touching your face won’t infect you unless you rub it into your eyes or other mucous membranes. But you must have already known that because you’re so knowledgeable on proper mask usage. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pro-mask-side-needs-to-step-up-its-influencing-game/915842/186 "2020-07-27T23:06:21Z")
Paul Krugman gets it. > **[Opinion | The Cult of Selfishness Is Killing America (Published 2020)](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/27/opinion/us-republicans-coronavirus.html)** > > The right has made irresponsible behavior a key principle. ---
**Author:** ![I-AM-WABI-SABI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d6d6ee/32.png) [@I-AM-WABI-SABI](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I-AM-WABI-SABI)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pro-mask-side-needs-to-step-up-its-influencing-game/915842/187 "2020-07-27T23:06:57Z")
Just being silly and I didn’t even check the link ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pro-mask-side-needs-to-step-up-its-influencing-game/915842/188 "2020-07-27T23:07:48Z")
I-AM-WABI-SABI is a perfect illustration of the problem. Fortunately, in his case, it may be self-limiting. ---
**Author:** ![I-AM-WABI-SABI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d6d6ee/32.png) [@I-AM-WABI-SABI](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I-AM-WABI-SABI)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pro-mask-side-needs-to-step-up-its-influencing-game/915842/189 "2020-07-27T23:10:51Z")
From the cdc. Touching a viral droplet on a surface, then touching your face (mouth, nose or eyes), can also cause an infection. So that’s not quite correct. ---
**Author:** ![I-AM-WABI-SABI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d6d6ee/32.png) [@I-AM-WABI-SABI](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I-AM-WABI-SABI)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pro-mask-side-needs-to-step-up-its-influencing-game/915842/190 "2020-07-27T23:12:04Z")
I’m thinking the same when you know what is best for everyone. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pro-mask-side-needs-to-step-up-its-influencing-game/915842/191 "2020-07-27T23:18:04Z")
Relevant _Bloom County_ strip: [![](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYdMPW5WkAILIjX?format=jpg&name=large) ](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EYdMPW5WkAILIjX?format=jpg&name=large) ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2020, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pro-mask-side-needs-to-step-up-its-influencing-game/915842/192 "2020-07-27T23:21:45Z")
> [@I-AM-WABI-SABI](#): > > Touching a viral droplet on a surface, then touching your face (mouth, nose or eyes), can also cause an infection. So that’s not quite correct. We **are all** trying to tell you that by not touching your mask and then your mucous membranes without washing your hands is the procedure that protects you. I suggest wearing a face shield over your masked face if that helps you remember to not touch your face. And you might want to look into what LOL can mean in our culture. In this context it can sound like you are arrogantly laughing in peoples’ faces. That does not promote polite discussion. ---
**Author:** ![I-AM-WABI-SABI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d6d6ee/32.png) [@I-AM-WABI-SABI](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I-AM-WABI-SABI)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pro-mask-side-needs-to-step-up-its-influencing-game/915842/193 "2020-07-28T00:02:58Z")
I am laughing arrogantly in your faces on the silliness of these answers. If you think touching your face constantly with a mask is good for you and I’m sure you are doing a cleaning of your hands each and every time while you are wearing it in stores and never once adjusting the mask for any reason go for it. I won’t or ever will. ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pro-mask-side-needs-to-step-up-its-influencing-game/915842/194 "2020-07-28T00:05:01Z")
Maybe we can retask the federal agents messing with protests to mask enforcement, since many stores dont seem interested in doing so. Might be fun to take a page from the episode of Star Trek: The next generation entitled “Justice”. Sorry this is the designated enforcement place…no mask…you gets the tazer. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pro-mask-side-needs-to-step-up-its-influencing-game/915842/195 "2020-07-28T00:07:02Z")
> [@I-AM-WABI-SABI](#): > > I am laughing arrogantly in your faces on the silliness of these answers. If you think touching your face constantly with a mask is good for you and I’m sure you are doing a cleaning of your hands each and every time while you are wearing it in stores and never once adjusting the mask for any reason go for it. I won’t or ever will. OOO-KKK then. The arrogance issue has been settled. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pro-mask-side-needs-to-step-up-its-influencing-game/915842/196 "2020-07-28T00:54:49Z")
> [@I-AM-WABI-SABI](#): > > we still have medical professionals not handling masks properly and you expect people going about their daily lives along with children to handle them properly, lol! Great drivers still make mistakes, that is why they wear seatbelts. Sure there are some that wear it wrong, but many do learn to do it properly. If you think that will not happen ever, then do not let them drive. ---
**Author:** ![ThisIsTheEnd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisistheend/32/4713_2.png) [@ThisIsTheEnd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisIsTheEnd)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pro-mask-side-needs-to-step-up-its-influencing-game/915842/197 "2020-07-28T07:30:31Z")
Florida? Sheesh. Y’all are about to get frog-marched into the abyss. You’ll probably be dead by Christmas and your vote won’t even be counted by then. ---
**Author:** ![I-AM-WABI-SABI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d6d6ee/32.png) [@I-AM-WABI-SABI](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I-AM-WABI-SABI)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pro-mask-side-needs-to-step-up-its-influencing-game/915842/198 "2020-07-28T08:33:19Z")
But if you brush your hand across the buckle it doesn’t possibly kill you and disengage. ---
**Author:** ![I-AM-WABI-SABI](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d6d6ee/32.png) [@I-AM-WABI-SABI](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I-AM-WABI-SABI)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pro-mask-side-needs-to-step-up-its-influencing-game/915842/199 "2020-07-28T08:34:56Z")
I guess you would need to hope for a much higher death count and this ain’t that virus. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2020, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pro-mask-side-needs-to-step-up-its-influencing-game/915842/200 "2020-07-28T09:21:02Z")
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