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Do you have an estimate of when you're no longer wearing a mask out most places? Like at a crowded store or gym? I'm going maskless a little here and there and I'm wondering if I'm being dumb. (hexbear.net)
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What is your reasoning for going maskless?

Mine is that a person I live with a lot has been going maskless. When I go out with them, I feel there's no point in wearing a mask if they're not going to. If they catch an illness we're both going to regardless. I've been criticizing people in my head about no one wearing a mask, but I have to admit, now that I've been out without a mask I can see the temptation of things "feeling normal."

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[–] stink@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 1 week ago

I got covid 4x (shoutout hospitality industry wooo), the first strain put me on my ass, even as a healthy young adult. Had a lot of trouble breathing, needed a rescue inhaler just to get by. The new strains didn't, felt like the common cold.

It doesn't really matter how I feel from the new strains, to someone who's immunocompromised, the newer strains can be just as bad as I felt with the OG version.

Also, anecdotally, there's a lot of pneumonia and RSV going around this time of year. Hospitals are packed right now, all my coworkers are referencing the same kinds of symptoms. Just wear a mask yo