It's not about being afraid to breathe air, it's about being afraid of infecting others. Masks don't lower your risk of getting a disease, just as covering your lower face with your elbow doesn't lower your risk of getting a disease. Masks do lower your risk of transmitting a disease, just as covering your lower face with your elbow lowers your risk of transmitting a disease (that's why we cough there instead of not covering our coughs). Personal fear absolutely factors in, but don't forget that these people used to be called "bleeding hearts". Maybe they still are, but I haven't heard anyone call anyone else a BHL in quite some time.
It's not about being afraid to breathe air, it's about being afraid of infecting others. Masks don't lower your risk of getting a disease, just as covering your lower face with your elbow doesn't lower your risk of getting a disease. Masks do lower your risk of transmitting a disease, just as covering your lower face with your elbow lowers your risk of transmitting a disease (that's why we cough there instead of not covering our coughs). Personal fear absolutely factors in, but don't forget that these people used to be called "bleeding hearts". Maybe they still are, but I haven't heard anyone call anyone else a BHL in quite some time.
Accuracy in determining the enemy is important.