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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 8386045" data-attributes="member: 22779">Well, see, I think this gets right to the heart of the issue.&nbsp; Talking to a doctor or medical professional is equated with random guy on the internet. I had an argument with a friend some time ago about masking.&nbsp; He was kinda/sorta on the fence about the need for masks.&nbsp; This was fairly early days into the pandemic, so, fair enough.&nbsp; My response was, &quot;Well, every doctor on the planet is saying to wear a mask.&nbsp; I think they know what they are talking about.&quot;&nbsp; His response was to link some exercise Youtuber's research where he had created a very slick, very professional video &quot;debunking&quot; masks.&nbsp; Even had links to peer reviewed journals and whatnot.&nbsp; My response was, &quot;Who do you believe?&nbsp; The guy whose business model is based on getting you to click links and thus is strongly motivated to create controversy or every doctor on the planet?&quot;&nbsp; And his response was, &quot;Well, we should listen to both sides.&quot;To me, there aren't two sides here.&nbsp; There's one side - wear a (expletive) (Your Mother Is a Big Hippo) mask.&nbsp; End of story.&nbsp; Full stop.&nbsp; But, people have become so trained to suspect expertise, to take the other side just because and ignore evidence that it's almost impossible to have a real conversation.&nbsp; How can you talk to someone who refuses to even accept your basic premises?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 8386045, member: 22779"] Well, see, I think this gets right to the heart of the issue. Talking to a doctor or medical professional is equated with random guy on the internet. I had an argument with a friend some time ago about masking. He was kinda/sorta on the fence about the need for masks. This was fairly early days into the pandemic, so, fair enough. My response was, "Well, every doctor on the planet is saying to wear a mask. I think they know what they are talking about." His response was to link some exercise Youtuber's research where he had created a very slick, very professional video "debunking" masks. Even had links to peer reviewed journals and whatnot. My response was, "Who do you believe? The guy whose business model is based on getting you to click links and thus is strongly motivated to create controversy or every doctor on the planet?" And his response was, "Well, we should listen to both sides." To me, there aren't two sides here. There's one side - wear a (expletive) (Your Mother Is a Big Hippo) mask. End of story. Full stop. But, people have become so trained to suspect expertise, to take the other side just because and ignore evidence that it's almost impossible to have a real conversation. How can you talk to someone who refuses to even accept your basic premises? [/QUOTE]

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