everyone giving up on masks is so fucking stupid, like it’s like if everyone was like huh, we’ve been wearing seatbelts for a while now and it’s really decreased the amount of injuries people have had in car crashes. let’s all stop wearing them now cause we can’t live in fear forever! no more seatbelts unless you really want one! Oh, you’re still wearing a seatbelt? Didn’t you know you don’t have to use those anymore? why are you being so paranoid?
the way people are like WELL IT DOESN’T DO ANYTHING IF YOU’RE NOT SICK as if that time where everyone was wearing masks and flu season was practically nonexistent didn’t happen. wearing my mask has absolutely drastically reduced the amount of times i get sick (pre pandemic i’d get sick about 4-6 times a year, and in the past three years i’ve gotten sick a TOTAL of like 4 times?) and at this point living in florida i’m basically the only person wearing a mask, it definitely has protected me lol.
also it’s about it being a group effort anyway which is the main difference in my analogy, since seatbelts are only to protect the wearer while masks are to protect both the wearer and those around them. i am aware of that, i know it’s not a perfect analogy but like. if you look at the literal evidence from scientists and studies saying that masks drastically reduce spread of illnesses regardless of whether people are showing symptoms or not like…. it’s substantial lol
some people just wanna feel better about the fact that they’re killing disabled and immunocompromised people and don’t wanna be confronted with the reality of their actions, when it’s literally a piece of cloth like i got used to it very quickly and i have severe sensory issues so get over yourselves lol
(@ everyone in my notifs agreeing tho i love you all)


















