I saw a therapist recently. (Long story. Was part of a deal to get my Mom to quit bullying me to get vaccinated).

She works in a clinic that insists everyone wear a mask.

One session I was ranting how sick I was about the masks, the barriers they make, the rudeness of the Mask Nazis.

She did something gracious. She took off her mask. I actually got a little teary eyed. I said when I walked threw a grocery store, unmasked, in a crowd of masked people I literally felt like I was the last man on Earth. In spite of how much I loathe masks and always have, even I was surprised at how I was getting affected by the dehumanization of them.