- The behavior is depressing and I choose to ignore it for my own mental health
- Their smile is missing and they are unintelligible
- They obviously still listen to fake news, so we live in different realities
- They are indulging in unsafe practices and usually believe the opposite
- Some of them are virtue signaling narcissists.
This may be by design, but I also remember the rule “wear a mask if you’re unvaccinated”, and recognize these may be pure bloods. What is your current reaction to masked people?
I'm not rude, but I ignore them unless they initiate conversation, which doesn't happen. But if they take the mask off or even pull it down a little I will immediately start talking to them in a friendly way as positive reinforcement. I've tried making small talk a few times early on but it's just too weird.
I always reward demasking with special kindness.