He/Him. Marxist-Leninist, Butcher, DnD 3.5e enthusiast and member of UCFW local 880. I administrate a DnD 3.5e West Marches server for Socialists called the Axe and Sickle. https://discord.gg/R5dPsZU

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Cake day: March 24th, 2022

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  • I stopped masking basically the day I was no longer required to. I mask in hospitals/doctor’s offices (even though that’s no longer required in my area) and when dealing with the elderly (which is rarely). I mask when I visit my elderly mother if I’ve been feeling sick recently. I don’t mask at work, and I don’t mask at political events unless they require a mask (the only people who do are Anarchists who mostly only do it because they’re paranoid about “opsec”, because god forbid someone be able to tie together your name, face, and political beliefs - something that doing yourself, loudly and proudly, I believe is a prerequisite to considering yourself a Communist).

    I work in a grocery store. I’m currently sitting in the cafe waiting for my shift to start. Practically nobody is wearing a mask. The only people who do are (1). the Chinese workers in the sushi department and (2). a few transfeminine co-workers who I imagine are not primarily wearing masks for the health benefits but due to face dysphoria. Maybe once a week I see an elderly person masking or a transfeminine customer, but that’s about it.

    I agree with the other commenters - masking while practically no one around you is is functionally worthless and more of an act of virtue signaling than anything else. Someone elsewhere in the thread brought up the Chinese Long March and the dedication necessary for that. That comparison would be apt if masking was widespread, but masking while no one else is is about as useful as trekking through the Tibetan plateau alone.






  • I’m part of a coalition trying to prevent a private equity firm from buying out a local nonprofit hospital and using AI to “Improve efficiency” is one of their plans that we’ve had to study (done by people much more competent than I).

    The main thing they plan to use AI for is filling out paperwork - nurses will record their introductory interviews with patients and the AI (basically, speech recognition + knowing what fields to fill out for certain information) will automatically fill out that patient’s chart.

    I’m sure they’re planning on using AI for other purposes as well, but this is the most prevalent use - speech recognition and filling out charts automatically.