I've got a (thick, layered) mask I wear for situations where I'm going to be in high-risk areas (indoors, public transit, etc) and I've got a basic cloth mask that's a lot more comfortable and forgettable that I wear when I'm doing performative virtue signaling walking the dogs
I feel like this is... fine? Do you know any angry conservative or libertarian pundits that can consult on whether this is fine, I need to know
At the beginning of the pandemic, wearing any kind of mask at all was really annoying, but now the basic thin cloth one doesn't even register as a thing (how universal is that?)
a fun aspect of the libertarian panic about vaccinated people still wearing masks is that it's an individual choice to prioritize community well-being that AAARGH I HATE IT IT BURNS whereas the individual choice to not wear a mask is WE MUST RESPECT LIBERTY WHY SINCE THE MAGNA CA
Was out and about yesterday and I couldn't help notice how many people were wearing pants and shirts even though it was quite warm and they'd have been perfectly safe and comfortable walking around naked. This is what the liberals have taken from us.
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