Masking this problem is a good thing
Steve Cordle
ECB Publishing, Inc.
Typically when we talk about "masking a problem," it means we are covering it up. Emotions are something we tend to mask. I might be irate about something, but you don't know it because I have on my happy mask. Generally, masking is considered unhealthy. That has changed. Masking is now regarded as healthy, especially when fighting COVID-19. In fact, masks are deemed by many to be essential. Masks are credited with stopping (or at least slowing dow