covid 

why the fuck do some people just. not wear masks? or take them off? while it's literally illegal to do so in a public place right now?

this is a serious question i really would like to understand why people do that because it just feels so baffling to me
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covid 

@Felthry often, responding to a present and immediate experience ("this mask is annoying and uncomfortable") takes priority over a vague and nebulous future risk ("I might maybe get covid and can't envision it being truly awful").

As it applies to masks specifically, mask-wearing having been turned into a bullshit culture war issue definitely doesn't help. However, the same fundamental pattern of responding more to immediate conditions is common in a lot of human psychology.

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re: covid 

@starkatt I guess to us there's an additional immediate experience of "people not wearing a mask is stressful"
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