Thread by @medicalaxioms

This is what it looks like to me when people say “masks are good” or “kids need to wear masks at school.” 1/10

https://twitter.com/medicalaxioms/status/1438906190893772804

The answer to both questions depend on a lot of factors.

- What water/mask are we talking about?
- What’s the alternative?
- What else do you have to drink/what else can you do to mitigate your risks?
- How thirsty/immunocompromised are you? 2/10

If the choices are wear a cloth mask that doesn’t work into a crowded indoor space or avoid the space altogether, I’d skip the crowd. 3/10

The only thing more dangerous than a parachute that never works is a parachute that works 95% of the time.

Just reliable enough so you might start to trust it to jump out of an airplane more than once. 4/10

Analogies always fall apart… 5/10

Masks and water and parachutes have similarities but are not the same. 6/10

I realized today I have fallen into a very illogical pattern of behavior:

I have a bunch of cloth, paper, and a couple of N95s in my car. I throw them in and go about my business out in public. 7/10

I have developed a very false sense of security.

Most of my safety comes from my complete vaccination.

I’d probably be smarter to navigate people, crowds, and indoor spaces more carefully and toss out my cloth masks. 8/10

Maybe the paper ones too. 9/10

I think the safest thing to do is wear a mask in public but act like you aren’t wearing one. 10/10