Please don’t get angry or emotional I want to keep this professional

Are masks safe? Yes, if your definition of safe is "will this device hurt me?". (Although some hard core anti-maskers think that the very fact that you're "recycling" your own exhaust is harmful. I don't buy that, but for the sake of fairness I'm also putting that out there.)

If your definition of safe is "will this mask protect me from COVID?" the answer is most likely NO. There are very few makes and models of masks that are rated to stop COVID and that's only when they are fitted and worn correctly. Look at the packaging of most generic masks that you buy at the store in a pack of 100 for $5.00. There's usually a disclaimer that the mask will not protect you from COVID (or you can find this on the internet with a quick search).

True.

My answer is in gif form...

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My question is, why do vape particles that are magnitudes larger than a virus pass so freely through a mask? I'm a visual learner, and so are lots of others out there.

Fair enough

Is that you?

Also, there are larger holes than breath holes, so pff it’s kinda obvious.

Yep.

Haha, no.

Why mask a fart if you can still smell it from through your pants, underwear, and two buttocks?

Yeah, that's the other analogy I've heard that works well.

Works for the argument anyway...

This is anecdotal so take it with a grain of salt, but i believe that people saying that masks don't reduce oxygen flow or strain the lungs are spreading BS. My sister gave blood and was fine until she had to put on a mask. She passed out after just a few minutes with the mask on. You are more sensitive to changes in oxygen flow when you have less blood, so it won't knock someone out normally, but pretending it doesn't change anything but the temperature of you're face is a total lie and will cause more distrust in public health "experts." If something has a problem, I'd rather have it proven that the problem is mostly or completely harmless than be told it doesn't exist.

Amen.

It’s safe, in terms it won’t choke you, unlike karens think (check out the stupid_karens stream for more)
Meanwhile, if you have asthma then think about getting exempt if you go to some sort of school, and if your kids have it, consider it, but the CDC said they’re only 50% efficient even if you have a multi-mask, filter mask, KN-95, etc., they’re all only 50% effective.

Most masks won't do anything unless you have something like an FF-P2 mask or another medical grade mask

masks are safe as long as people have them on right or don't have a severe breathing condition.
if you have your mask on the right way you will protect others or protect yourself depending on the mask type. normal cloth masks protect others but not yourself, n95 masks protect yourself and others, and masks with valves on them protect you but not others.
if a person has severe problems breathing without a mask they should not wear a mask. mostly only vary old or the terminally ill fall under this category. if you have no breathing problems you should have not problems with masks, also most people with asthma should have no problem wearing a mask.

Honestly long term health problems can arise from the masks though. Breathing is harder which is never good. You’re breathing in your own bacteria. You also are less likely to get Covid-19 however that means you wont actually build a better immune system. The common flu has killed more people that Covid-19 however we still chose to put hours of research into Covid-19 instead. This doesn’t make any sense to me. I feel it’s better long term to just get sick once with a very low chance of anything major happening and then not getting sick with it again for a couple years. Even after those couple of years you’ll be more fit to fight off the virus as you now have a better immune system. (Now this does not include people who are older or have major health issues. They are at a much higher risk.) Anyways that’s the information I’ve gathered and i honestly hope you don’t get upset because I say this I want this to be a civilized conversation. Also I may or may not have rambled on a bit lol.

don't worry we may have different opinions but there is no point in arguing, you also said you want the comments to be civil so it is not the place to argue.