100%! Even though it's happening slowly I can see more and more people not wearing them when I go out. It's only a matter of time before the scale tips and the people still wearing masks will look like like absolute clowns. Right now I give everyone a pass; I was wearing a mask up until a few months ago. It took a while to realize I didn't need to. People are starting to figure it out.
Dang. It's mostly masked around here. We have a mask mandate by the governor until February, I think. Mandates aren't laws though and the county sheriff where I live said they aren't going to enforce it. I've spoken to the mayor and chief of police for the city and they're in the same camp to not enforce it. Sounds like an optional mandate to me!
You're dead on. People are following direction WAY too blindly without even questioning it. It's crazy. Where I'm at and the store I was shopping in, there's a sign at the door that says, "due to local mandate masks are required" and similarly 90+% of the people are wearing them. Slowly though I can see more and more people ignoring it.
Remember, it's identical to the FDA approved version in EVERYTHING BUT THE NAME. When people make that statement remind them why that distinction is so important. There's ONE place in this country that this distinction means anything (or at least should) - a court room.
Is it science or marketing?