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If it’s false information, yes. Telling people that masks don’t work is irresponsible. If they even work 25% of the time they are better than nothing as long as you take the other precautions. I see posts quoting so-called experts in here on a daily basis. If you look hard enough you can find an “expert” somewhere online to back up your belief. I see the posts showing the disclaimer on the masks about covid. I see disclaimers on cups of coffee about being hot too. Those disclaimers are required because people are too stupid to 1)wear the mask properly and 2)coffee is hot and they will sue if they burn themselves. No difference IMO.

People should ask their doctors, not somebody online that aligns with what they want to believe.

Believe it or not, a lot of people don’t think for themselves. They believe anything they read if somebody that aligns with their political beliefs says it. Not me. I will trust my own experiences and the advice of my doctors. I hate misinformation regardless of who is pushing it.

I replied to your post but it was not directed at you. It’s directed at anybody that brags about putting others in danger to further a political agenda. It’s especially bad when they are proud of it.

Now, I haven’t been on the thread 100% of the time, but I haven’t seen anyone posting on the Q threads that I would call a political hack.

Moving on...

:: too stupid to 1)wear the mask properly and 2)coffee is hot and they will sue if they burn themselves. No difference IMO. ::

Look beyond the surface comparison because, underneath, there is a yuge difference.
Ask this question: Does the government make fiat rules, with financial penalties, if you mistakenly spill your coffee instead of sip while it’s hot?

Here’s how to tell the mask narrative is a political intervention rather than a medical one: the fact that risks of wearing masks were never part of the equation.

Medical treatments and interventions come with a discussion of both risks and benefits. The mask thing ignored the risks. It was all political.

If they even work 25% of the time they are better than nothing

I wonder if that also works for condoms with a pinhole in them...

Where do doctors get their "informed" information?

The blue masks have caveats on the box "not for medical use" and that has been there before COVID, not so sure it has anything to do with wearing the mask properly. Those masks were given FDA EUA only. There are defined differences between masks. Face masks vs. Surgical Masks vs N-95

FDA does not say absolutely that face masks provide protection...they say "may"

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-covid-19-and-medical-devices/face-masks-including-surgical-masks-and-respirators-covid-19

If we choose not to believe the government line (FDA\CDC etc...) who to go to for the facts?

I'm thinking masks are like politics and religion...stay away from the discussion and to each his\her own.

Personally, I wear a mask when it stops the fistfights.

I can barely breathe with a mask on much less what I'm re-breathing. So I seldom go anywhere where they are required. In my own shop I stopped even taking one to work with me. I don't require any of my customers to wear them. 80% take them off once they figure out I don't require it.Of course its great to have Desantis as my Governor!!