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Just imagine how many infectious diseases could be greatly diminished or eliminated if people, I dunno, listened to healthcare professionals.
What do you mean by that? Social distancing is mostly what keeps these diseases at bay. But there's an argument that social distancing comes with a hefty cost as we are a social species.
Edit: Wow, the circlejerk for certain topics is just as strong on Lemmy as it was on Reddit. I'm sticking with my point, though. Social distancing has heavy costs and is at this point not worth it. Of course people should wear masks if they are sick or if they want to protect themselves. And staying away from people when you're sick and can do it has always been a good idea.
Wearing a mask and staying away from people when sick is a much better approach. Also being aware of what being sick even is since some people just kinda ignore their symptoms as “a cold”.
Wild pitch... What if we stayed home when we had "just a cold"?
Colds suck, it's not macho to spread or be exposed to infectious diseases, and I have no idea why people act like it is
Everyone should have the ability to take sick days, but a lot of people have the ability to, no questions asked, and still come in to not "waste" PTO. I used to do that too - I didn't even consider it until COVID