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Originally Posted by DaFace
I don't entirely agree that it "means nothing." Very little of this situation is driven by a single, individual's actions. It's all about moving the behaviors of large portions of the population. Based on what I see in the data for my county, the mask requirement took compliance from about 60% to about 90% (caveats about proper wear acknowledged) even though they aren't actively enforcing anything. Even if 10% of people are still not doing it, that 30% jump is definitely impactful at the population level.
It's why I think the vitriol and angst about masks is a little overblown. Some people are gonna be stubborn about it, and that's annoying, but outliers aren't the main drivers of spread of this thing. It's all about getting as many people as possible to do things based on the recommendations.
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Compliance where you live is a LOT higher than where I live.