Sadly you are correct. On the Metro North this morning commuting to NYC, most riders chose to continue wearing the maskies like the obedient little sheep that they are.
I live in a Repub county in a Repub state where masks were never enforced, and for months I was the only one without. Then it was two or three. Very depressing. Now that life is pretty much normal I still see people wearing them. Good grief, if they believe in the virus they’ve had their shots… so why are they still masked?
‘m uncomfortable with statements like this. We keep making the point that removing mandates does not take away a person’s right to wear a mask if they want to - and then we call them ‘sheep’?
It seems to me that if someone continues wearing the mask ‘without question’ even in the absence of the requirement, it’s because on some level they want to wear it. It’s not my business to question their motives or inner attitudes about it - it’s a personal health decision (which we have also frequently reiterated).