To Mask or not to two - Mask Megathread cont.

If it's a recommendation (as it is now) then it's up to the individual. No problem with that. I won't be wearing one, but anyone else can work away.

If it's mandated it's a bit different, not just from a individual perspective in terms of penalties, but for a shop or business there would be insurance implications if they didn't at least try to enforce it.

Leo will be getting ready to take over again though by the time we get to autumn (unless that Garda investigation he's embroiled in gets awkward), and with him it could go either way depending on what he thinks will serve him and his twitter account best.

The mask talk will continue as long as some think there's mileage in it to keep themselves relevant or paid in media interviews.

As a whole, we are a risk averse, conservative country when it comes to things like this and we don't like standing out from the herd, but also crave validation. For a country like ours where many are obsessed with keeping up with the neighbours or complaining about what they're getting or getting away with while demonstrating how compliant they themselves are, masks and mask mandates have been the perfect outlet.

The irony and outright contradiction this represents when many will be out cheering LGBT floats later on and the freedom of choice, individuality, personal rights, and freedom from insult or persecution they represent will be completely lost on them.

I don't care what's mandated or requested or whatever.. I won't be wearing a mask again.

This thread has been taken over by the now fervent anti-mask crowd. There is no longer a discussion. It's shouting at those who have any opinion other than "NO MOAR MASKSEHS!!1!". 15 years posting on this site, and the first and only 2 uses of Ignore from this thread alone.

It's not anti-mask crowd. Mostly it's usual mob moving across all COVID threads. Coming in waves, just like the virus do.

I don't engage in that but to be fair ye are really just getting a bit of your own medicine back.

The dubious hyperbole we had to listen to for the bones of 2 years... Anti-science yadeeda... Its no rocket science... Struggling to feel sorry tbh

Honestly the whole story is "id rather take my chances with whatever ungoldy things this mask has seen than pay a big fine or walk all the way home" lmao

All I ever asked was for people to follow the regulations as given by the government. Everyone thinks they know better. They don't. Once masks were dropped, I said I had no problem with it. But it's exactly as I predicted, people who choose to continue to wear them are targets now. And it's open season to have a go at their mental health. I have, and will continue, to call anyone who was anti-mark during the majority of this pandemic as a selfish person. But the requirement is gone, so I no longer look for people to wear one, I just hope they do if they have any symptoms. But they won't. Anti-mask posters on her admitting to being that person who goes out of their way to mess with those who still mask up. Admitting to deliberately standing too close or deliberately coughing near masked people. It's completely selfish, scumbag behaviour and I will continue to call that out.

I also don't understand why people, who are so happy to finally be rid of masks, are still actively engaging in a thread about wearing masks now that the requirement is gone. If it was so bad, why are they still posting? I'd be happy to be rid of something that annoyed me for 2 years, so much that I wouldn't even post in a thread about it anymore. It's like they get enjoyment out of putting others down. Pure bully behaviour. And one poster in general openly and proudly admitting to being a complete and utter cock for no reason other than to be a complete and utter cock. That's far worse than someone who is most likely freaked out about a pandemic. Pandemic.

Well you are assuming the vulnerable can mask up properly, if by that you nean k95s... if they have conditions affecting breathing they are likely to be those who genuinely have difficulties. Unlike the fake ones who looked for fake doctors notes...

As it says in second quote

Simples

Just watching the late late show and it's sad to watch. The audience are all masked up but they seem to have loads of guests at the same time and no guest masked up. It doesn't make sense at all.

What exactly is everyone getting now?

The vast majority of people I see around me have ditched masks at this stage.

I don't even try to make sense of stuff anymore. Nothing will come off it anyway. Lets all just hope we can put this episode behind us for good.