except you yourself have said that people aren't following proper guidance or simply not wearing a mask, so how can you say it isn't working? either people are following the advice and you were lying before, or the advice isn't being followed. you can't have it both waystherein lies the heart of it - you simply do not care about the truth you just want to do whatever you want to do with no thought of the consequence to others. it's a **** mask, grow up
Even if masks were proven to work to some extent, I wouldn't wear one that is correct. As Lord Sumption said, we should all be free to take the risks we ourselves deem acceptable. I have no qualms or fears going into a crowded bar or public space with zero social distancing and without a mask.
I didn't wear a mask for the flu in 2018 that killed 22,000 Britons and I have no guilt whatsoever that I did not do so.