Chapter 14 Are masks enough?

Bacteria are so thin that they are invisible to the naked eye.In contrast, masks that cover holes such as the mouth and nose are huge, not only obvious, but also shocking-to wear or not to wear?In the past hundred days, the inner suffering caused by this incident seems to have been greater than the epidemic itself. Obsession is multifaceted and multidisciplinary.Those that can be classified as sociological are: sick or not sick.Wearing a mask in public may be considered a person with an infectious disease.There is only one prerequisite for being "public quarantined" because of wearing a mask without illness: most people

Several people believe that only those with infectious diseases wear masks.The subtext of this consensus is that the more people wearing masks on the street, the more people are suffering from infectious diseases. "Control" has not been successful, so the symbolic meaning of masks in "disease" has surpassed its original intention of defense, and the individual's "freedom from fear" has turned into "spread fear" by individuals to the public.The germs are small, but the masks are big, and the masks are enlarged and externalized germs. At least, the masks "emphasize" the germs, just as some European churches in the pre-Pasteur era believed that washing hands after going to the toilet was an obscene act, because washing hands was public "Emphasis" the "uncleanness" of going to the toilet.If the relevant laws and regulations are not considered for the time being, under this consensus, a person wearing a helmet riding a motorcycle (or cycling) or a person wearing a hard hat entering a construction site is not without a chance to be regarded as "sick-minded." ” or suffer from some kind of “thought problem”.

To be brave or to be afraid of death—this proposition belongs to the realm of ethics.The establishment of the proposition also depends on the consensus of most people (whether they are afraid of death or not): fear of death is a despicable quality.In the current era of germs, only those who are afraid of death wear masks.Once the mask is put on, the eyes, ears, mouth and nose cannot "face the bleak life" in full formation. They are cowards, not even a fake warrior. This consensus is not necessarily compatible with "only sick people wear masks", but indirectly admits that wearing masks helps self-protection.Individuals like me who tend to equate "fear of death" with "self-love" are actually more willing to believe Voltaire's words: "Self-love is the basis of all our emotions and all our actions. This sentence is in India, Spain and all countries. Everything is true in the inhabited world." Although this statement is barely a cover for "fear of death", the conclusion is extremely depressing, because Voltaire firmly believes that self-love is self-evident: "Just as no one writes articles to prove that people have As with faces, it is equally unnecessary to prove to people that they have self-love. This self-love is the means by which we preserve ourselves, like the means of perpetuating the race. It is necessary and valuable to us, it gives us pleasure, but it must Cover it up." Once the mask is on, all "necessary cover-up" is nonsense, and you are telling everyone: "Look, I am very self-loving!" What a shame, not to mention that the mask has caused us to lose more than half of the face.

At this moment, the "supporters" in my heart jumped out to argue again: Wearing a mask is not only for yourself, but also an expression of caring for others.Before the words fell, a general from the "reversed" camp slapped him on the horse and killed him, and shouted: "Yah, bah! It sounds nice, it's all an excuse for fear of death! Ask yourself, how can a person who subjectively wears a mask for others have any chance?" How many people?" He was speechless.Although in terms of epidemiology, the possible harm to others caused by wearing a mask is definitely lower than that of not wearing it, but before the above questions can not be answered truthfully, it is better to hold the mask in your hand and not rush to put it on. "You must have the heart to guard against others, and you must not have the heart to harm others"-yes, you may indeed harm yourself morally and hurt others utilitarianly and emotionally-people who don't wear masks.

Repeating the old tune of "everyone is for himself, indirectly for everyone" will only lead us backward to Pan Xiao, back to before the reform and opening up overnight.It, like "self-love," must be disguised.The acuteness of the problem is that even if you admit that wearing a mask is only for self-protection and has no consideration for others, your pale mask can still hurt people: emotionally, it expresses suspicion, disrespect, and even hostility towards others , It further isolates the relationship between people, at least it is socially impolite; utilitarianly, it is more likely to mislead the public's judgment on the epidemic situation in your area.Think about those foreign tourists who wear unlined clothes to walk through the streets in Chinese cities in winter, one, they may be "psychopaths", two, they may hurt our feelings in a certain sense; three, they may judge the outdoor temperature Misled local residents.

Although I can't fully prove that "Fang completely showing his face all the time is helpful to the harmony of interpersonal relationships", masks do ruthlessly cover people's smiles (and also cover up other expressions that are helpful or detrimental to interpersonal relationships), which is strange What is more surprising is that the most direct and physical physical distress that masks bring to people outside of sociology, ethics, and psychology, that is, discomfort, panic, and discomfort, has always been the least discussed or even ignored part. share.Even if someone occasionally mentions "free breathing", it is mostly used for philosophical speculation.Perhaps this is also self-evident, because the troubles of "whether to wear or not" are not limited to the face, and the reason why some men don't like to use condoms is quite similar to this: wear it, it's uncomfortable; don't wear it, every minute Kill people.

There are many checks on the face and many ideological troubles. Before the iron cloth shirt with the golden bell cover has not been practiced, my solution is to change "wearing a mask" to "wearing a mask": carry it with you, and whether you wear it or not depends on the situation. Depending on the situation, this situation has nothing to do with germs, but mainly refers to the attitude and orientation of others.Others are hell, and others are heaven-this basically depends on whether others wear masks or not.Monkey.That is to say, if people wear it, I will wear it; if people don't wear it, I won't wear it, unless someone is willing to persuade me with a shy smile like a mountain eagle persuading Yang Zirong: "Lao Jiu, come here, put it on, put it on, play with it." What a childish temper!"