COVID-19 — the social battle

To wear a face mask or not to wear a face mask?

To be or not to be? There is no middle way. You can wear a mask or decide not to wear it. Well, you could wear it on your chin, but for the sake of this discussion I will just call it what it is — not wearing a mask.

On one hand you have mainstream media narrative and adequate research.

On the other hand you have alternative media narrative and adequate research.

Your blood pressure may rise at this point, but yes, there is research that claims that ‘Available evidence is equivocal as to whether or not wearing face masks in community settings results in a reduction in clinically- or laboratory-confirmed viral respiratory infections.’ There is also a research that wearing masks for longer periods of time causes headaches and skin problems, other claims that using a cloth mask leads to infections and ‘should not be recommended’ (all the sources below).

So here we are, society once again divided and once again finding all the proof needed to confirm their group bias and fighting for “what’s right”.

I won’t tell you what’s right. Honestly, I don’t know.

What I know though is that seeing masked people on the streets rises your anxiety. It makes you feel endangered, insecure and powerless even if only on a subconscious level.

What I know is that I can’t look a passerby in the eyes and smile to them as I used to…