Of course, it also raises the question of whether the types of things we are doing are actually helpful.
I “do all the things”, and I have not gotten the virus, so it “looks” like the things are working, but maybe I just haven’t been near anybody with the virus.
WHich would not be surprising, as at any particular point, maybe 1 in 1000 people have the virus, and I only interact with 20 people or so a week.
But a lot of people who work checkout at stores have also avoided getting the virus, and they certainly have had someone with the virus come through their lines at some point.
Agreed, it is not a given that masks are the answer but at least anecdotally they seem to have benefits and they are a minor inconvenience. It is all about assessing the risks. If you have contact with few people, then masks are not really improving your odds that much. If you deal closely with lots of people, it probably betters your odds tremendously.