• BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one
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    2 months ago

    If they’re up on a stage by themselves speaking, and no one is within 10 meters from them, as most public speaking scenarios are, then why the fuck are they still wearing a mask? Take it off you unprofessional fuck.

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      2 months ago

      I think you may be overestimating the size of room most convention speakers address. 2m from panelist to front row of audience is normal.

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      2 months ago

      Do you still, in 2024, not understand how airborne illnesses like COVID spread?

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          2 months ago

          Then you understand why being 10 meters away from other people doesn’t matter?

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            2 months ago

            Some people have hearing or cognitive impairments and use lip reading to understand people speaking at conferences. Ironically, wearing a mask during a conference speaking event is ableist