I have never put on a mask since all this started. Ever. I live in a pretty conservative town in a blue state. Not a single store in town has ever hassled me much about masks. So yeah, getting told I wasn't welcome at a store over a mask was a bit of a shock. First time I've been "kicked out" ever.
Not gonna lie, it bothered way more than I thought it would. Haven't been able to stop replaying the incident in my head since. I had just been able to build up enough confidence knowing I could walk into any store without fear of being humiliated. That's gone now. How do you all manage this kinda stuff? I've written corporate a message, but I'm pretty sure I'll just get a canned response. This thing has got me BUMMED out, man. Like.. bad. Makes me want to never leave the house again.
Anyway, sorry for the weird post but I don't really have many friends or family to talk to about this stuff. Thanks for reading.
Universal mask use
1: when prolonged leads to possible infections being worse (of everything, not just apparently the only sickness and reason for death in 2020 /s). If "you are keeping your germs from others" they are staying with you and multiplying, and due to China's bioweapon apparently losing most of its effect by around May, it leads to it being anything but a cold for anyone under 60.
2: Assuming masks keep anything in, a virus only survives if it spreads to hosts, so the top % (probably top 50% since cloth is not that strong of a barrier) evolve to be stronger, more virulent, and possibly more deadly.
3: The obvious use of community division, lack of emotional communication, and blaming "covid deniers" for any future lockdowns instead of blaming the people who hid it's existence early on and are benefitting from these lockdowns.
I disagree with the people who say it is worse short term to wear a mask. Every scientific fact before April 2020 said that they only help when right next to an immunocompromised person and only if repeatedly cleaned and replaced, otherwise they cause more issues. Personally I wear them when around old people I don't know and never anytime else.
Do everything in your power to make this "the abnormal" not "the new normal"