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2026-09-29 00:25 UTC

Random comment: I don't travel much (at all), but I'd estimate it's 1-in-150, maybe 1-in-500 masking in airports I was in this weekend. (we are few). I don't mask everywhere (lots of exposure in everyday life), but you aren't going to run into anyone you know out on a plane, and there's no social contract with strangers in random airports... but I guess the social pressures are very, very, very strong right now to not mask (at least, in the Southern US).. (I heard background "well the pandemic is over/glad they have stopped requiring vax" conversations clearly in reaction, as well as multiple people putting on masks when they didn't have them on before seeing me with a mask, seeing others were willing to go out on a social limb. Mostly because a DGAF what you think, random old white dude). (That said, air quality in airports is good, as are MOVING airplanes in the air; but, taxiing not so good, and extremely crowded non air conditioned corridors are high risk, plus... bathrooms, gross. Some guy with snot actively dripping off his nose sat next to me and was wiping it on the chair... lol.) #random #publichealth

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  • @astronot@mastodon.online 2026-09-29 00:29

    @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org I don't come home with a random crud when i mask with air travel. Added side benefit, if you cough while wearing your mask no one will sit near you in the airport and everyone gives you more room in line.

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