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If they're up on a stage by themselves speaking, and no one is within 10 meters from them, as most public speaking scenarios are, then why the fuck are they still wearing a mask? Take it off you unprofessional fuck.
I think you may be overestimating the size of room most convention speakers address. 2m from panelist to front row of audience is normal.
Do you still, in 2024, not understand how airborne illnesses like COVID spread?
No, I understand how they are spread. Why do you ask?
Then you understand why being 10 meters away from other people doesn't matter?
Some people have hearing or cognitive impairments and use lip reading to understand people speaking at conferences. Ironically, wearing a mask during a conference speaking event is ableist