Posted @withregram • @globeandmail OPINION: The only thing more anxiety-making than learning to wear a mask in public is learning when to take one off. In 2019, in the West at least, masks still held their dodgy place in the culture, as symbols of deceit and criminal intent. Then, for the past two years, masks assumed a completely new role: They made you a good guy, not a villain. Someone who thought about the welfare of others, especially people who were more vulnerable. Someone who was willing to do the right thing, even if it meant you were a bit inconvenienced and had to stumble around grocery stores with foggy glasses. Now, countless masks later – disposable ones found crumpled in pockets, fabric ones wadded up in the bottom of the dryer – we’re at another turning point, a pivot in our collective behavior. This is going to be another time of uncertainty, and we know that humans are about as fond of uncertainty as cats are of taking baths. With politicians lifting mask mandates and public-health officials basically throwing up their hands, we’ll have to take charge of our decision-making around masks. Follow the link in our bio to read the full opinion piece by Elizabeth Renzetti. Illustration by Hanna Barczyk (@hannabarczyk). . #Covid19 #MaskMandates #CovidRestrictions #PublicHealth https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbafsx0rnqg/?utm_medium=tumblr
