I don't know how much performative liberalism is at play here. I think it's more general group dynamics, such that people tend to act like the people around them. Also many older liberals have faith in the vaccines, but have a better-safe-than-sorry approach to masks
https://twitter.com/AmandaMarcotte/status/1416087762080567296
Anecdotally, when I went to a liberal area (St. Paul, MN) in mid June, the vax rate was high. People were still really cautious while entering places. Mostly b/c they seemed to want to ensure other people felt safe around them. There was a lot of "don't worry I'm vaccinated!"
Also anecdotally, I came from a low vax county where all are maskless & was shocked to see how many in St. Paul were wearing masks in the grocery store, knowing how many were vaxxed. But that % rapidly declined over just a week. A lot of this has to do w/ behavioral adaptation
I was w/ my parents. My dad was insistent on wearing a mask out of an abundance of caution. My mom was a bit more ready to take hers off, but was really worried she would make others uncomfortable. I think both inclinations are fairly common among liberals.
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