the great mask debate

If I get covid chances are that I will spread it to someone else. That's my understand of how pandemics work. I try to do my best (I'm not perfect) to not get covid by following the advice of people who's profession is the study of pandemics. I do it knowing that it is still possible to catch covid although less likely by some amount. I believe that if we all would make these small sacrifices the duration of the pandemic will be shorter by some amount and we could go back to our lives as they were before the pandemic. I also know not everyone will be on board with this for various reasons. Hopefully enough people will help out as this is sort of a numbers thing to make it work. For me it's more a practicl matter and not so much an idealistic matter. I'm not trying to make some statement about the kind of person I am when I wear a mask. I'm just using what I believe is the fastest path back to normal for all of us.