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   Katie Mack (astrokatie@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Apr-2023 05:28:30 JST Katie Mack

   Traveling today on two full flights and wondering why anyone would choose to NOT wear a mask on an airplane now that good masks are easy to acquire and wearing one in such an environment is pretty universally socially acceptable.

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     m̴i̸rth (mirth@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Jul-2023 23:50:44 JST m̴i̸rth

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     @AstroKatie I started masking on flights a decade ago because I saw everybody in Asia doing it and it turned out I suddenly stopped getting those colds I seemed to come down with while traveling. It is mystifying to me why there are such weird choices and attitudes about masking in the U.S., it’s just a good idea in some circumstances.

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     Pi Fisher (3geek14@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 05-Jul-2023 23:50:48 JST Pi Fisher

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     @AstroKatie for years my mother has always worn masks on planes. The recycled air gets too dry, and the mask traps in moisture. She's thrilled that nobody will ever again see her put on her mask on the plane and think she's doing it because she's sick.

     In case you were looking for more reasons to mask on planes 😉

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