Luckily where I live people mainly ignore mask requests and most places (like Hobby Lobby recently) have given up.
You want to look like a good little commie, wear a mask. That’s all it’s about.
No, that's not what it's about. That's a rationalization. There are benefits to masks clearly shown by the church choir and beauty parlor scenarios. There are drawbacks as well, and the efficacy in any given situation is probably not knowable. You want to skip the mask? Go ahead, I could give a crap. I have to wear one to keep my job, so I wear one in the stores as well.