Still people in NYC fearfully wearing masks even thought they are 100% useless and likely do more harm than good.
I last wore a mask nearly two years ago when it was still mandated on NYC commuter trains. Before the mandate was lifted, I stopped wearing it and noticed that no conductors were hassling me about it. Also, I got the additional bonus of sometimes getting my own row as other frightened commuters would not sit next to me since I was unmasked.
I lost a lot of respect for my fellow Americans during this period. So many submissive cowards in this country.
My daughter is the only one in our family that is still wearing a mask on occasion. She was in Brooklyn during the lockdowns. I tried to tell her that her experience of CoVid in her community there was FAR DIFFERENT than what we witnessed here in flyover country. Vastly different.
I will say she is the only one who hasn’t caught it, at least, not that she’s aware of. She thinks it’s because of her mask and not getting near people. While the distancing may be part of the reason, I think she’s just been incredibly fortunate.
I was never worried or concerned about catching CoVid, because I think that, for the most part, it was going after the low-hanging fruit first. Then with the variants, it was going to hit more of us. It’s been a year since I had it, and my case was VERY MILD. I’ve definitely had worse ailments than this damn thing they are using to batter us with.
I think you’re right about the submissive cowards. We all learned more about our fellow man than we really wanted to know. I lost respect for many people. Out of congeniality, I have maintained my relationships, but they are definitely more strained than they used to be.