Anyone who uses the phrase "hygiene theater" in earnest can go kick rocks. That nonsense is beneath contempt.

— Puff the Magic Hater (@MsKellyMHayes) June 13, 2021

What the fuck is wrong with people’s brains? The problem of course is that “hygiene theater” is used to forestall and prevent actual mitigation measures, like better ventilation and superior building practices.

I will never understand the, “We must do something. This is something. So we must do it!” mentality. Never. But it does help me understand how and why so many are so easily snookered.

As with lockdowns, a whole lot of people care more about the ritual than achieving the godddamn goal. That the ritual is incidentally effective (or not) matters not at all.