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Saiwania wrote:

Heloin wrote:Don’t cause a mask shortage for people who actually need masks.

It is probably better to cause a shortage, for those who want to try to get rich quick.

Step 1: Spread a ton of fake news/fear that the virus is airborne and that you have what they need.
Step 2: Get these people to your place of sales. Have the inventory.
Step 3: Separate them from their money however you can. It doesn't matter if the mask is useless to them later on, provided you made the sale.
Step 4: Profits! If you collect enough money, you can take it and split town, living in the lap of luxury. So long as you're long gone, there will be no refunds.

Try to cause as much shortage as possible so that $1 item can be sold for $80 or more each. That'd really rake in the money, but only if there are enough bamboozled into buying. If it worked well, it could make Donald Trump proud.

This is called hoarding.

Hoarding is generally illegal in a lot of countries.

The difference between "stockpiling" and "hoarding", as far as I understand, is that the former takes place when supplies are plentiful and you aren't necessarily profiting from a shortage. The latter is, well, what you described in detail. Otherwise, me making tomato paste in the summer and filling about a dozen jars for the winter would also fall under hoarding, but it doesn't. Oh, by the way, if the masks are useless, I think that's also going to be fraud as well. Fraud is also a criminal activity.

A fellow did that in Turkey, became rather (in)famous, and fled to Paraguay or Uruguay or something, after defrauding thousands of people on what was essentially a massive Ponzi scheme. He now has an Interpol red notice on him: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work ... 2018-22754

Legal folk chip in here, I'm not sure about any of the stuff I wrote, though.

Vistulange wrote:

Saiwania wrote:
It is probably better to cause a shortage, for those who want to try to get rich quick.

Step 1: Spread a ton of fake news/fear that the virus is airborne and that you have what they need.
Step 2: Get these people to your place of sales. Have the inventory.
Step 3: Separate them from their money however you can. It doesn't matter if the mask is useless to them later on, provided you made the sale.
Step 4: Profits! If you collect enough money, you can take it and split town, living in the lap of luxury. So long as you're long gone, there will be no refunds.

Try to cause as much shortage as possible so that $1 item can be sold for $80 or more each. That'd really rake in the money, but only if there are enough bamboozled into buying. If it worked well, it could make Donald Trump proud.

This is called hoarding.

Hoarding is generally illegal in a lot of countries.

The difference between "stockpiling" and "hoarding", as far as I understand, is that the former takes place when supplies are plentiful and you aren't necessarily profiting from a shortage. The latter is, well, what you described in detail. Otherwise, me making tomato paste in the summer and filling about a dozen jars for the winter would also fall under hoarding, but it doesn't.

Legal folk chip in here, I'm not sure about any of that.

I think the distinction "when its plentiful" is a bit ill defined. To use the example provided, making tomato paste ... mmm, I'll admit I just want a jar of your tomato paste. It's not corruption, it's anti corruption in fact, I need to check the paste has been bottled in a hygienic and safe way. Mmmm.

Fartsniffage wrote:

SD_Film Artists wrote:
So medical staff and disinfectant teams all have coronavirus?

They are wearing masks as part of a multi-layer protective system while following strict protocols around replacement frequency and disposal method. Some bod just wearing a mask with their jeans and t-shirt is not doing any of the rest of the things that make up some protection from infection. This is really not that complicated....

Of course they're not getting the same protection as a full-body disinfection uniform/partial hazmat suit, but it still rings as disingenuous to say that the masks are only for people who are already infected.

Masks are good, but Juggalo facepaint works too.

Vistulange wrote:

Saiwania wrote:
It is probably better to cause a shortage, for those who want to try to get rich quick.

Step 1: Spread a ton of fake news/fear that the virus is airborne and that you have what they need.
Step 2: Get these people to your place of sales. Have the inventory.
Step 3: Separate them from their money however you can. It doesn't matter if the mask is useless to them later on, provided you made the sale.
Step 4: Profits! If you collect enough money, you can take it and split town, living in the lap of luxury. So long as you're long gone, there will be no refunds.

Try to cause as much shortage as possible so that $1 item can be sold for $80 or more each. That'd really rake in the money, but only if there are enough bamboozled into buying. If it worked well, it could make Donald Trump proud.

This is called hoarding.

Hoarding is generally illegal in a lot of countries.

The difference between "stockpiling" and "hoarding", as far as I understand, is that the former takes place when supplies are plentiful and you aren't necessarily profiting from a shortage. The latter is, well, what you described in detail. Otherwise, me making tomato paste in the summer and filling about a dozen jars for the winter would also fall under hoarding, but it doesn't. Oh, by the way, if the masks are useless, I think that's also going to be fraud as well. Fraud is also a criminal activity.

A fellow did that in Turkey, became rather (in)famous, and fled to Paraguay or Uruguay or something, after defrauding thousands of people on what was essentially a massive Ponzi scheme. He now has an Interpol red notice on him: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work ... 2018-22754

Legal folk chip in here, I'm not sure about any of the stuff I wrote, though.

You know who bitches about hoarding? those who call people like me conspiracy nuts for stockpiling on rations, guns and ammunition. These people decided not to prep when they had the chance even before talk of an impending doom and now they can go fuck themselves for all I care.

SD_Film Artists wrote:

An Alan Smithee Nation wrote:The divide, between the people who think the masks are to protect them, and those who realise they are to protect other people, is interesting.

So medical staff and disinfectant teams all have coronavirus?

How the fuck did you leap to that? The masks are to stop spreading anything you may or may not have.

The Bane references would be insufferable.

An Alan Smithee Nation wrote:

SD_Film Artists wrote:
So medical staff and disinfectant teams all have coronavirus?

How the fuck did you leap to that? The masks are to stop spreading anything you may or may not have.

And medical staff habitually wear masks. Does that mean they have, or think they have, the virus?

Nobel Hobos 2 wrote:

An Alan Smithee Nation wrote:
How the fuck did you leap to that? The masks are to stop spreading anything you may or may not have.

And medical staff habitually wear masks. Does that mean they have, or think they have, the virus?

Oh for fucks sake... No it means they want to avoid passing anything they might have to people they are treating who are likely to have already compromised immune systems.

An Alan Smithee Nation wrote:

Nobel Hobos 2 wrote:
And medical staff habitually wear masks. Does that mean they have, or think they have, the virus?

Oh for fucks sake... No it means they want to avoid passing anything they might have to people they are treating who are likely to have already compromised immune systems.

You know I'm not done yet. You come into the thread so haughty, judging the majority who "think its to protect them" then you break out the f word at the first mild criticism. You know I'm not done teasing you yet, right?

The people they're treating likely have already compromised immune systems. You mean they might have the flu, and the medical staff might have ... what?

Wouldn't it be quite unprofessional of the medical staff to stay on their job if they believe they have anything transmissible by breath?

Nobel Hobos 2 wrote:

An Alan Smithee Nation wrote:
Oh for fucks sake... No it means they want to avoid passing anything they might have to people they are treating who are likely to have already compromised immune systems.

You know I'm not done yet. You come into the thread so haughty, judging the majority who "think its to protect them" then you break out the f word at the first mild criticism. You know I'm not done teasing you yet, right?

The people they're treating likely have already compromised immune systems. You mean they might have the flu, and the medical staff might have ... what?

Wouldn't it be quite unprofessional of the medical staff to stay on their job if they believe they have anything transmissible by breath?

Umm... no? People have just tons of bacteria in their mouths. Even healthy people.

They wear the masks for the same reason they wear gloves.

Neanderthaland wrote:

Nobel Hobos 2 wrote:
You know I'm not done yet. You come into the thread so haughty, judging the majority who "think its to protect them" then you break out the f word at the first mild criticism. You know I'm not done teasing you yet, right?

The people they're treating likely have already compromised immune systems. You mean they might have the flu, and the medical staff might have ... what?

Wouldn't it be quite unprofessional of the medical staff to stay on their job if they believe they have anything transmissible by breath?

Umm... no? People have just tons of bacteria in their mouths. Even healthy people.

They wear the masks for the same reason they wear gloves.

Oh you. AASN is basically right, I just wanted to see what they resorted to when saying "fuck" isn't enough.

Nobel Hobos 2 wrote:

An Alan Smithee Nation wrote:
Oh for fucks sake... No it means they want to avoid passing anything they might have to people they are treating who are likely to have already compromised immune systems.

You know I'm not done yet. You come into the thread so haughty, judging the majority who "think its to protect them" then you break out the f word at the first mild criticism. You know I'm not done teasing you yet, right?

The people they're treating likely have already compromised immune systems. You mean they might have the flu, and the medical staff might have ... what?

Wouldn't it be quite unprofessional of the medical staff to stay on their job if they believe they have anything transmissible by breath?

So you think doctors and nurses have been wearing masks for decades because they believe they have coronavirus? Because that would be stupid.

No they wear masks because they understand that they come into contact with a lot of ill people, and there is a danger they expose people who are already ill to more infection. Medical staff are well aware they are constantly exposed to all manner of infections that may not have manifested yet, so they try not to be vectors of infection.

These masks are useless when it comes to protection. People 90% of the time wear it to prevent corona but it doesn't work or are actually sick. If you need real protection you need an actual respirator with the proper filter, not that you need it. Its not airborne.

only took about two weeks for the west to change their mind about the mask for the public

Governor Wolf of Pennsylvania is asking people to wear masks outside/in public AFAIK. Why?

ArenaC wrote:Governor Wolf of Pennsylvania is asking people to wear masks outside/in public AFAIK. Why?

Politicians make statements. It's their substitute for achievement.

ArenaC wrote:Governor Wolf of Pennsylvania is asking people to wear masks outside/in public AFAIK. Why?

cause wearing masks in public protects people from others and themselves infecting other people

Iwassoclose wrote:

ArenaC wrote:Governor Wolf of Pennsylvania is asking people to wear masks outside/in public AFAIK. Why?

cause wearing masks in public protects people from others and themselves infecting other people

I mean it doesn't, as the thread I linked explained.

Vassenor wrote:

Iwassoclose wrote:
cause wearing masks in public protects people from others and themselves infecting other people

I mean it doesn't, as the thread I linked explained.

what are you on about man, she says it works, you just gotta make sure you handle it with care

Chernoslavia wrote:

Vistulange wrote:This is called hoarding.

Hoarding is generally illegal in a lot of countries.

The difference between "stockpiling" and "hoarding", as far as I understand, is that the former takes place when supplies are plentiful and you aren't necessarily profiting from a shortage. The latter is, well, what you described in detail. Otherwise, me making tomato paste in the summer and filling about a dozen jars for the winter would also fall under hoarding, but it doesn't. Oh, by the way, if the masks are useless, I think that's also going to be fraud as well. Fraud is also a criminal activity.

A fellow did that in Turkey, became rather (in)famous, and fled to Paraguay or Uruguay or something, after defrauding thousands of people on what was essentially a massive Ponzi scheme. He now has an Interpol red notice on him: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work ... 2018-22754

Legal folk chip in here, I'm not sure about any of the stuff I wrote, though.

You know who bitches about hoarding? those who call people like me conspiracy nuts for stockpiling on rations, guns and ammunition. These people decided not to prep when they had the chance even before talk of an impending doom and now they can go fuck themselves for all I care.

Cherno, do you read? I specifically pointed out that - in my understanding - that it's "hoarding" when you profit off of it.

You be a "the end of days is nigh, gimme my guns, my bullets, my liberty, my freedom" all you want, as much as you want, it's honestly nobody's concern, though it is a tad funny - you're not selling your guns when there's a shortage of them, are you?

Iwassoclose wrote:

Vassenor wrote:
I mean it doesn't, as the thread I linked explained.

what are you on about man, she says it works, you just gotta make sure you handle it with care

Staying the fuck at home as the youtube vids so eloquently state works better than a mask.

Vassenor wrote:Are we still pretending that masks are some sort of magic bullet in all this?

Masks are like circumcision. Yes, it offers some protection, but not as much as people think. And that false sense of security causes people to become lax with superior ways to defend oneself against disease.