if youāre supposed to wear a mask where you live, i disagree, if its not required, i agree
Not sure if your post was meant in jestā¦and Iāve got all the love in the world for yaā¦but
I donāt know about this, man. This kind of thinking is part of why places like Florida are seeing colossal spikes in infections and deaths.
The text also sort of implies that if you eat properly, drink water, exercise, take take of yourself etc that you have nothing to worry about or that its a substitution for a mask. Thatās not really true, either. You could still become sick yourself, or, just a symptomless carrier at which point you run the risk of infecting the vulnerable. Masks do two things, both of which are important: protect others and protect yourself.
It isnāt about restricting freedoms or your responsibility vs someone elses. Its about common sense, doing the right thing, and listening to the people who are qualified to provide us guidance and suggestions to be safe as possible.
ā¦its also not that hard or restrictive to wear a mask. Unfashionable? Perhaps. Mild annoyance? Sure I guess. But there are bigger things to worry about.
And if it was meant in jest, it went right over my head 
Itās surprising how many people got medical degrees in the last 3 months considering how many years it takes. I speak with the local infectious disease clinic here at least a few times a week and they continually stress the importance of masks. But hey, what would they know, they are only highly trained medical professionals who deal specifically with infectious diseases.
Tl;Dr
Wear a fuckin mask.
Earlier in the week I found out that my doctor was one of those āCovid is a hoaxā peopleā¦until he got sick himself, was on a ventilator for 10 days, and almost fucking died.
So much for that.
Especially when you riot, march, demonstrate, protest, destroy and burn down cities for goodness sakes!
Yes wear a maskā¦Especially when you riot, march, demonstrate, protest, destroy and burn down cities for goodness sakes! 
I just saw it on Instagram so copied and pasted it to see what people thought 
I didnāt originally post it
Its compulsory to wear full PPE at work so I do
In day to day life I choose not too but I respect social distancing and government guidelines
Itās only compulsory to wear masks here on public transport which I donāt use, thank goodness 
Your racism is showing!
Iāve moved this into its own topic so as not to derail the Checking In thread. Tread carefully when commenting as it is a sensitive subject with lots of misinformation floating around.
See Covid-19 aka the Coronavirus for a relevant announcement.
@Englishd I donāt think it racism complaining about property getting destroyed.
White riots make just as much mess as blacks
And this is an excellent time to remind forum members that down at the bottom of every thread it says Trackingā¦you can change that to Mute and you wonāt see the thread anymore.
This stresses me out!! Our mayor said it is mandatory so I do it.
I spent the morning reading crap from my neighborhood complaining about masks and should we wear them? Or not wear them?
This virus is new and we are all learning, including doctors. If there is a chance a mask can help then I wear it.
Nobody knows for sure what to do right now. Iām so sick of people complaining.
Sorry I guess this hit a nerve for me!! I came on here to get the covid and the masks out of my mind .
I come here to read positive recovery
Sorry have a nice day
Oh ,cool. Letās bring the mask debate into a sober platform, since we donāt already see everyone arguing about it everywhere else.
Last damn thing I want to read here right now. I live in Las Vegas and we have casinos opening and so much going on right now, people fighting about masks. Some guy told me that we are all going to get covidš„¶. I literally just sat down to read recovery help and stories to get my mind back on sobriety. Yes I will move on from this post. I hope it doesnt trigger anyone
yeah, not sure what this has to do with sobriety other then trigger people into arguing. We might as well also start arguing about who we are voting for
Iām so glad I live in New Jersey (at least now) where it is has been mandatory since April throughout the entire state to wear a mask no if ands or butts so no one has to have this argument. We might have been in the middle of the pandemic before but we are doing something right now and I think masks is a huge part of that.
perfect, thanks.
Would you vote for ācakeā or āpieā?