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[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Do you still, in 2024, not understand how airborne illnesses like COVID spread?

[–] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No, I understand how they are spread. Why do you ask?

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Then you understand why being 10 meters away from other people doesn't matter?

[–] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Some people have hearing or cognitive impairments and use lip reading to understand people speaking at conferences. Ironically, wearing a mask during a conference speaking event is ableist