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  • Re: President Trump

    From Aaron Thomas@1:342/200 to Ron L. on Saturday, May 31, 2025 08:51:19
    But the masks do nothing to prevent people from getting sick.

    It might be a psychological thing, but either way, it's working.

    I can remember when banks in my local area had signs that basically
    said, "pull your hoodie off when you come into the bank." Then during
    the scamdemic had signs demanding that we wear a mask.

    I feel a little weird when I go into the bank with the mask on, because maybe they will be scared of me, but I'm not the only one doing it.

    My own personal research suggests that the N95 masks prevent illness.

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  • From Ron L.@1:120/616 to Aaron Thomas on Sunday, June 01, 2025 10:10:08
    Aaron Thomas wrote to Dr. What <=-

    It might be a psychological thing, but either way, it's working.

    Psychological effects are strong, and very often work.

    My own personal research suggests that the N95 masks prevent illness.

    But we have to beware of confirmational bias here.

    Example:
    A teacher hears a child in her class sneeze. The next day, 5 kids in the class are sick. To the teacher, that's confirmation that viruses exist and are contageous.

    But that confirmation is biased because the teacher has ignored the hundred other times that a child sneezed and **no** kids got sick. Because it was a non-event, while 5 children out sick at once was something that stuck in the teacher's head.


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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:342/200 to Ron L. on Sunday, June 01, 2025 16:18:17
    But we have to beware of confirmational bias here.

    Example:
    A teacher hears a child in her class sneeze. The next day, 5 kids in
    the class are sick. To the teacher, that's confirmation that viruses exist and are contageous.

    But that confirmation is biased because the teacher has ignored the hundred other times that a child sneezed and **no** kids got sick. Because it was a non-event, while 5 children out sick at once was something that stuck in the teacher's head.

    Whenever possible, it's good to use the pychology to your advantage. A kid sneezed? Just say to yourself "It's allergies."

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