[notacoward]

Simple thought experiment: you're about to be in a situation where, despite any efforts to the contrary, you expect to be in contact with a hundred other people. It's not that uncommon e.g. in retail. Would you prefer that to be skin to skin, or glove to glove? Would you literally bet your own life and others' on that "entirely useless" claim, or would you take that cheap and basic precaution?

[simiones]

I would definitely prefer free hands IF I also have access to hand sanitizer. I would be much more confident that I have successfully covered my entire hand in sanitizer than if I were to sanitize gloved hands.

I would admit that I would probably feel safer with a mask on though, despite the problems with wearing masks as well.

[notacoward]

So you're going to use hand sanitizer a hundred times, on average every five minutes? Color me skeptical.

[simiones]

Maybe, maybe not, but I definitely wouldn't change gloves every five minutes. Squirting some hand sanitizer after every client in retail doesn't seem as onerous. And definitely if my nose itches, I would rather squirt some hand sanitizer, clean my hands, and scratch it; rather than take off my gloves, scratch my nose, than put on new gloves.

[notacoward]

If you were wearing gloves you wouldn't need to change every five minutes. Alcohol-sanitizer fixation is not the route to public health.

[tsimionescu]

I would have to change gloves every time I want to touch my face. And if I am to avoid spreading between customers, I would have to change my gloves after every customer (or wash/sanitize my hands).