suppose they were trying to prevent hoarding & panic buying but I'm personally put off with the once-endless recommendations that masks don't actually help with stopping the spread of contagious diseases. that type of wilful misinformation creates cynicism https://twitter.com/CPAC_TV/status/1247198279235964929?s=20

I guess we're forever dispatching with this now apparent nonsense. I've been telling students for months that masks are more a security blanket than effective because I credulously followed the establishment consensus. I feel foolish.