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MT, I would highly recommend reading this Atlantic article.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...ks/613375/

Americans are figuring out how to live with a deadly new virus now, just as gay men did in the early years of AIDS. Abstinence from sex wasn’t sustainable, and condoms became a ticket to greater sexual freedom. Likewise, Americans can’t abstain from human interaction forever, and widespread masking may be a ticket to more social and economic freedom. But trying to shame people into wearing condoms didn’t work—and it won’t work for masks either.

Empathy has its own kind of power. Acknowledging what people dislike about a public-health strategy enables a connection with them rather than alienating them further. And when the barriers are understood, they become addressable.

Good luck.

BC

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Also, this thread from the author:

[tweet]https://twitter.com/JuliaLMarcus/status/1284203364818079744[/tweet]

BC

[BostonCard]

MT, I would highly recommend reading this Atlantic article.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...ks/613375/

Americans are figuring out how to live with a deadly new virus now, just as gay men did in the early years of AIDS. Abstinence from sex wasn’t sustainable, and condoms became a ticket to greater sexual freedom. Likewise, Americans can’t abstain from human interaction forever, and widespread masking may be a ticket to more social and economic freedom. But trying to shame people into wearing condoms didn’t work—and it won’t work for masks either.

Empathy has its own kind of power. Acknowledging what people dislike about a public-health strategy enables a connection with them rather than alienating them further. And when the barriers are understood, they become addressable.

Good luck.

BC

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Also, this thread from the author:

[tweet]https://twitter.com/JuliaLMarcus/status/1284203364818079744[/tweet]

BC