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Changing my opinion on masking
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I mask if there’s a risk I might be spreading an infectious virus to at-risk/immunocompromised people. I mask if a viral wave is projected, to help flatten the curve. And I mask (different masks) when woodworking, in heavy pollen, and when working with toxic gases.
Strapping a mask around your neck and pulling it up over your mouth from time to time is not masking. Better to not wear one at all, as it’s doing more harm than good when worn improperly.
For autistic people, “masking” means consciously changing their behavior to blend in with neurotypical people. As an autistic, I can assure you that masking is exhausting.
Whoops… THAT masking. Yeah; I find there are times to do it and times not to. Usually for me, no masking in private, and in public I key it off of where I am, so I don’t need to depend on someone else to give me that “it was time to mask” tap on the arm. Anywhere unfamiliar, I mask. Just works better that way. If it’s too noisy, I withdraw, and I don’t generally try to mask that unless I went into the situation knowing I’d be expected to “act sociable”. Then I usually talk directly to a few people and then retreat.
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