> Why not lockdown forever, and everyone social distance and isolate? We CAN do that right?
Can we? I mean a lock down has economic consequences that I just don't see from mask use. Maybe technically it's possible, but one of these things is not like the other.
I'm not advocating for permanent mask use. I'm not even advocating particularly hard for mask use in general right now (I mean we probably should). I'm not advocating for mandates. But I keep seeing mask use being presented as some great hardship, that can only be born briefly (if at all) and I just don't see it.
I'm not really arguing in favor of it... the point was we shouldn't just do something permanently because it reduces risk and it's possible. It's absolutely possible to adapt everyone into long term lockdowns, and I believe parts of Australia are in this right now, but we can clearly see that it is a bad idea.
> But I keep seeing mask use being presented as some great hardship, that can only be born briefly (if at all) and I just don't see it.
In my opinion, it's not being done consistently in a way that makes sense. It's at best a lazy rule to make everyone behave the same way. Not everyone is spreading the virus, so it follows not everyone should wear one, yet there are zero attempts at factoring this in to mandates. It's everyone regardless of health.
Again, at best it's a lazy implementation that enables authorities to do blanket power grabs instead of creative solutions that work not just for the vulnerable but also the majority of people who are already protected in some way.