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What's really problematic is authentic, substantially N95-equivalent masks are now:

- Available

- Cheap

- Plentiful

- Comfortable

Without a conversation, it's impossible to get people to wear them.

As a footnote, COVID19 spreads through both large droplets and aerosol, and infection is highly dependent on initial viral load. Eliminating large droplets is helpful, especially on the way out.

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especially on the way out

This doesn't matter to Paul. Him, and most of his colleagues/voters, etc. base their ideals on individualism. To them, pro-social behavior, like wearing a mask to protect others, is inconceivable.

individualism is not selfishness.

Indeed it's not.

... and ironically, the liberals are far more individualistic, and conservatives, collectivist, at least as anthropologists use the term.

A big part of the rationale for limited government is family and church support support networks.

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