And I was agreeing. BTW, in a previous post I asked you the following.
'Would you go out of your way on a beach, parking lot, trail, in the ocean kayaking to pick up a mask, set of gloves that someone removed and threw out?'

Depending on how far away and if I had a method to do so, without touching them...probably yes.

I often go out out of my way on the golf course and other places...to pick up trash.

Help me out though, what does that question...have to do with the subject of the thread? :confused:

Yes it was in the last 2 months.. NO..zero hyperbole. Yes.. 980 and all counted at a time in our Walmart.. I wear a mask on my job during the week (drywall) and YES most I see wearing a mask it's a joke the way they wear it, baggy and hanging off so it's just a fashion statement..If you're retired and in the top 20% for God Sake STAY HOME and beat the odds but I do not believe that paper shield on your face is going to extend your life any longer than SOCIAL DISTANCING but it will give you a false sense of security and for proof just look at all the people tugging, pulling and readjusting them CONSTANTLY with their hands..

When people talk, sing, sneeze, they often spit or spray and a mask will protect you from those droplets that can carry the virus. What is it about not wanting to wear a mask?

I'll try and keep it short. I have little faith in humans. They not only screw up everything for other humans but they take everything else down the drain with them, Mother Nature. Now Mother Nature I have an overwhelming amount of faith in, and empathy for.
I'd lie awake at night knowing that I passed by a glove that was going to end up in a turtles mouth killing it.
Masks and medical gloves (which I wear neither of) I'm told I should wear to help others, yet so many of the others just throw them out like a cigarette butt. Who is responsible for cleaning up the supposed 'bio hazard' mess?
I mean I'm being told I'm putting others at risk not wearing them, yet I'm forced to clean up after these same people picking up their used masks and gloves. I picked up one in Brownwood just last week.
It was more a curiosity thing. I'm just so frustrated at the average humans lack of caring.

Could you please give us your qualifications to make such a clinical judgement that appears at odds with the findings of numerous peer reviewed research articles such as the one referenced by the OP? Thank you.

On that...we totally agree! :thumbup:

Regarding obesity.......last I checked someone's obesity was not contagious and potentially fatal to others. That was not a good analogy at all, IMHO.

Picking up discarded masks and gloves? No, I would not do that. It is not my job. Someone should be responsible to clean up after the people who litter. But......good for you for cleaning up after those inconsiderate folks.I thank you.

Is there such a thing as "herd selection"? How would that work? Asking for a friend.

Deleted. Double post.

It wasn't ColdNoMore that you asked that question. It was me, coffeebean. I have already replied to the question in a previous post.

Then wear it everyday for the rest of your life because there’s always “something going around”. Seasonal flu, colds, etc. They’re all contagious. Please, never take it off or you’re a hypocrite.

Robbie: you are awesome.
Great rant.

I appreciate your admission but there are more than just a few loopholes 😷 (get it? LOL) in your sanitization procedure. Sorry. Not touching the inside is a great attempt at cleanliness but the world is a huge microbial soup and your damp mask inside that plastic bag in Floridian heat is a growth vector for mold, bacteria and, yes, viruses. The chemical residues of soap, fabric softener, etc. from the laundry and the dyes, microfibers and other things from the fabric are being inhaled with every breath you take. There are good reasons why medical masks are sterile, made from specialty paper and single use/disposable.

Staying home is so relaxing by comparison.

Masks are to keep hospitals etc from being overwhelmed. I heard that here from a TOTV PHD/MD/BS lol. Remove 300,000 annually from ER's and hospitals in general and you've removed a major headache. And I agree it isn't contagious but have you ever seen a skinny kid who had obese parents? Some of the biggest kids I taught in scouts had mom's and dad's that were seriously wide. It runs in families. McDonald genes we called them.
Let's see, 40% of the population is obese. You don't think that to produce what is required to create and sustain all that doesn't create millions of tons of 'stuff' that's potentially fatal to others.

It's not my job! That is by far, the saddest thing I can remember reading. It sure the heck is, it's everyone's job. Do you have kids or grand kids? Better show them all the wildlife you can while you can. We're killing them with cruelty and pollution faster than the poor animals can multiply.
Then I guess it's my job. I've seen this first hand, it's repulsive.
This whale had more than 88 pounds of plastic in its stomach when it died.

Maybe Covid is a blessing in disguise. Maybe there are just too many of us and Mother Nature really is winning.