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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
Then what do YOU think it is????? Remember---there is absolutely no medical reason to wear a mask when cycling alone, not even at the height of the pandemic, so give me a alternative reason that makes sense.
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"Virtue Signaling"...
I had a patient in my office, a few weeks ago, well after MD and DC had started opening up that was wearing two masks.
I asked him if he had been vaccinated (he had), and why he was still wearing two masks.
He went on and on that he wanted to show others that they were foolish if they didn't do the same. I asked, "What about the experts who now say it's unnecessary?" No change in his opinion. He simply wanted to show others his superiority by wearing two masks. He also wanted to "shame others" into doing the same. Yes, he actually said that...
Then, he started in that he wanted the government to develop an app that would alert others if they were near anyone who had not been vaccinated. He had no concept of privacy, no concern for HIPAA regulations. "Just change them" was his solution...
When I asked him, "What about those without a smart phone?", he said "they should be forced to get one, and that the government should issue them if they couldn't afford one"...
Hell, half of my patients can barely use a regular cell phone (my patient population skews much older), so a smart phone is off the table for many of them...