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   Kathmandu (kathmandu@stranger.social)'s status on Sunday, 19-Jan-2025 01:33:47 JST Kathmandu

   I'm attending Arisia science-fiction convention this weekend. THEY HAVE A MASK MANDATE. And it has completely reversed the usual ratio: 95% of people masking, majority N95 or KN95, only about 5% of people maskless.

   It's so pleasant and relaxing to see most people masked again.

   #YallMasking

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     Kathmandu (kathmandu@stranger.social)'s status on Sunday, 19-Jan-2025 02:03:57 JST Kathmandu

     • Infoseepage

     @Infoseepage
     I don't think the con staff is willing to be mask police.

     But having a mandate made clear in advance selected for people who are willing to at-least-mostly comply, and greatly improved the mask % compared to not having a mandate.

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     Kathmandu (kathmandu@stranger.social)'s status on Sunday, 19-Jan-2025 02:12:07 JST Kathmandu

     • Infoseepage

     @Infoseepage

     You may have noticed that policies on sexual harassment are not always properly enforced, either.

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     Kathmandu (kathmandu@stranger.social)'s status on Sunday, 19-Jan-2025 02:16:20 JST Kathmandu

     • Infoseepage

     @Infoseepage

     I understand. But in my experience, almost nowhere is willing to fiercely enforce mask rules. So 'masks required' translates into actuality as 'most people will be masked, most of the time'.

     It's still better than not having the mandate.