I keep seeing people say things about children being resilient in regards to the masks. Our governor in NY said something along similar lines by stating that her own child didn't like wearing shoes but eventually learned to wear them. These statements are insidious in that they allow a lot of people to go "oh yea haha of course!" without any critical thought into what's being said.
These statements provide those who use them a quick, dismissive, almost sarcastic response to anyone speaking against the common narrative. Anyone with the slightest ounce of critical thought would immediately dismantle the statement by pointing out children don't breathe, communicate, express emotion, etc etc etc through their feet.
I see a lot of the public exchange around Covid devolving to these levels. "Horse medicine people", "my child didn't like wearing pants but they're wearing pants to school", calling skeptics anti-vaxxers. The room for reasoned debate seems long gone, any point made counter to the allowed narrative is met with condescending sound bites. It's sad.
Re: Forbes article on the effects of Covid restrictions on schoolchildren.
These statements provide those who use them a quick, dismissive, almost sarcastic response to anyone speaking against the common narrative. Anyone with the slightest ounce of critical thought would immediately dismantle the statement by pointing out children don't breathe, communicate, express emotion, etc etc etc through their feet.
I see a lot of the public exchange around Covid devolving to these levels. "Horse medicine people", "my child didn't like wearing pants but they're wearing pants to school", calling skeptics anti-vaxxers. The room for reasoned debate seems long gone, any point made counter to the allowed narrative is met with condescending sound bites. It's sad.