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HoneydewOk1731 t1_ja53xvb wrote

Reply to comment by sweetdeepremiumonion in fabric masks by cucumberwatermelon

Once upon a time strangers used to smile at one another, or at least some form of acknowledgement that made you feel a shared sense of humanity if nothing else. We live in a city after all. If I can’t see your face, my brain is going to imagine one. And the only masked face I can ever imagine is that of a fearful person. The only shallow thinker here is you, if you cannot even conceive of the possibility that making such a drastic change to human appearance has subtle consequences.

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sweetdeepremiumonion t1_ja54ev2 wrote

You can still tell when someone is smiling if they have a mask on. You can also nod at someone, or wave. The pandemic, the reason people still wear masks, has absolutely had devastating consequences for humanity and how we perceive each other. This is such small beans in the grand scheme of things. I find other ways to connect with my community, besides being able to see the lower half of their faces.

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fadetoblack237 t1_ja5flos wrote

OP is arguing in bad faith anyways. 90% of people aren't wearing masks when they are out. Just walk around Boston on a Saturday afternoon. There are plenty of people out smiling at each other. At this point if I see someone in a mask, I'm going to assume they have a reason to wear one. I still wear one when it makes sense. Two weeks before my wedding I had one on everywhere so I wouldn't get sick. Immunocompromised exist. Older people exist.

At this point I'm glad voluntary masking has become acceptable because before 2019, it definitely wasn't.

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sweetdeepremiumonion t1_ja5kwaf wrote

All very true!

Yeah, I work a public facing job and take a lot of public transport and was getting sick a LOT prior to 2020. Since I started wearing masks, I really haven’t been sick since. My body thanks me for it!

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neondeli t1_ja5vvb7 wrote

>Once upon a time strangers used to smile at one another,

Not here.

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