• TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPM
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    1 month ago

    I don’t need to know how a car works to know the consequences of not using it correctly. I don’t need to understand how a respiratory virus replicates and harms my body to know that I should wear a mask around others when sick. It usually comes down to more universal concepts like danger, efficiency, or efficacy. What makes a reason good is often simpler than the involved mechanics

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      1 month ago

      And yet we have tons of people unwilling to believe that the response to a respiratortly virus is to wear masks. It was well explained why, they just didn’t want to do it because it was seen as too much of an inconvenience.

      Same thing happens with driving vehicles.

      Sometimes the answer doesn’t matter if people want to be obstinate, and saying that they won’t do it if not properly explained is an easy out for them.

      • TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPM
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        1 month ago

        I am not talking about other people. I am talking about me and how I interact with the world. I’m far more reasonable than it seems like you want to believe, but that doesn’t mean I’m willing to live a life unquestioned.