From: Rebecca Watson:
Here’s the thing, obviously most people know this isn’t true. I’d guess that even a lot of the people who are saying it know it’s not true. We know it’s not true for several reasons, without even thinking about it very hard. For a start, we know that medical professionals wear masks all day long in strenuous environments and have been doing so since the mid 19th century. If wearing masks caused physical problems, we would know it by now because there would be millions of doctors and nurses dying of oxygen deprivation after a 12-hour shift.
danielwall says
It’s like a substantial portion of the American public isn’t sure whether or not they should jump out of the way of a moving car and deeply resents the helpful folks shouting warning as at them.
…absent from this metaphor is the chance that these folks will take someone with them.