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Did you know staying on your side of the road while driving doesn't prevent accidents, it only delays them?
Did you know strawmen are fire hazards?
If you want a driving analogy, here you go. It's like fast starts and stops between lights vs slower starts and stops, and everyone is going to the same place. Either way you'll get to your destination in a similar amount of time, but the first can cause traffic bunching if enough people do it. The first is like not wearing a mask (people get sick all at once), and the second is like wearing a mask (smooth out the curve).
This analogy sucks in all kinds of ways, but there you go.
Flattening the curve was super important in the early stages of COVID because it reduced bunching at hospitals and gave researchers time to work on a vaccine. Now that it's endemic, bunching is much less of a problem and symptoms are generally more mild anyway. If you're sick or around those who are (or spend a lot of time with at-risk populations), wear a mask. If not, it's basically a waste of time.