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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What surprises me is how quickly people have turned against masks.  I went to the Kennedy center recently and very few people were wearing masks.  Sitting for 3 hours in a crowded poorly ventilated space during a surge, not speaking,  not exercising — there’s almost no reason NOT to wear a mask.  We were shocked so few people were wearing them.  At this point, I’m not obsessive about the masks but I still wear them on crowds when it’s no real hardship to do so.  [/quote]
Why would you go to the Kennedy Center at all if you consider it so high risk? Masks only take you so far. People don't wear them because they hate wearing masks. Going to the Kennedy Center is totally optional, they are not going to pay to be uncomfortable for hours.[/quote]

But that’s my points.  I’m living life pretty much as I normally would and it’s so easy to throw on a mask when there’s no downside to me.  Even if it gives me incremental benefit, the cost is almost nothing.  Why not do it?   Fwiw, I’ve been living normally for a while now, traveling, take metro nearly every day, etc.  I did get covid once from my kid who was eating indoors in a crowded school cafeteria every day so that was largely unavoidable.  I’m really surprised so many people view it as a hardship.  I have asthma and it doesn’t bother me unless I’m exercising or walking hard.  Just sitting in a theater or on metro, it’s zero hardship.   [/quote]
It's zero hardship for you. I find it incredibly uncomfortable. I find wearing a good mask limits my field of vision (which is important when you have a toddler in crowded places). It fogs up my glasses. Luckily I am past this stage but for many people it gives them horrible acne (which can cause permanent facial scars). Just saying since you are so confused why everyone (most people) do not act like you do.[/quote]

+1, especially to fogged glasses. If I thought I needed to wear a mask to the Kennedy Center, I wouldn't go, and I didn't do things like that when they were required. The experience wouldn't be worth it if I had to wear a mask. [/quote]

Right? Like some people will pretend it's our fault for wearing the wrong type of mask. But the fogging happens with the best N95 masks (I've tried different sizes) especially in certain types of weather.[/quote]

This is a big problem for me too, regardless of the type of mask.

My nose also itches near constantly, regardless of the mask.  Cloth, surgical, N95.  [/quote]

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