Before you apply a concept to a given scenario, do you check to see if it is applicable to that scenario?
Ex: Trying to apply democracy to scientific facts.
Does the speed of light listen to our votes and feelings on how fast it goes, or are we completely absurd and small-brained for thinking we can apply democracy to the speed of light?
My answer to this example is that we are sickeningly moronic if we are this fucking stupid.
Sadly, due to the lack of healthy pressures in our modern society, many people ARE this sickeningly moronic...
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It appears face masks have been effective for quite some time:
...Wu Lien Teh’s work to control the 1910 Manchurian Plague has been acclaimed as “a milestone in the systematic practice of epidemiological principles in disease control”
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...in which Wu identified the cloth mask as “the principal means of personal protection.” Although Wu designed the cloth mask that was used through most of the world in the early 20th century...
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...he pointed out that the airborne transmission of plague was known since the 13th century, and face coverings were recommended for protection from respiratory pandemics since the 14th century (4)...