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Do you have an estimate of when you're no longer wearing a mask out most places? Like at a crowded store or gym? I'm going maskless a little here and there and I'm wondering if I'm being dumb. (hexbear.net)

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What is your reasoning for going maskless?

Mine is that a person I live with a lot has been going maskless. When I go out with them, I feel there's no point in wearing a mask if they're not going to. If they catch an illness we're both going to regardless. I've been criticizing people in my head about no one wearing a mask, but I have to admit, now that I've been out without a mask I can see the temptation of things "feeling normal."

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[–] TRI_STATE_GLADIO@hexbear.net 22 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I've been applying to tipped service jobs where a mask might be detrimental to my income.

I'm a freak shit who lives in the middle of nowhere currently and I've never stopped masking up, and I'd go months without seeing another person wearing one. I will continue to do so until covid is finally taken care of. The social price to pay will never outweigh my fear of long covid.

That being said, I don't have the emotional energy to judge people for not masking at this point. This was a large scale social problem that was unfairly turned into a personal consumer choice to mask or not, and it's not like shits gonna get better anytime soon. I just can't pretend like we live in a state of normal.