i'm still masking in public. it's to avoid covid, because i'm still not about to roll those dice when i already have enough Chronic Everything. but when people pester me about wearing a mask, i don't even mention covid-- i just tell them the True Fact that i used come down with bronchitis about every 6 months and i haven't had it since masking started.
covid denialists don't know what to do with this. they are trying to spark a confrontation about the vaccines. they're expecting you to be defensive or angry and they are 100% unprepared for someone to just be like "eh i dunno i stopped getting sick all the time and i liked it." during my last couple of months in retail i threw some people for a loop at the register this way. unless they really, really want to fight, there's not much to grab on to, so they just sort of stop making eye contact and change the subject. it's extremely funny and i highly recommend it.
highly recommend this. it genuinely kills the conversation dead, right there, on the spot. and while it is true i haven't been sick since i started wearing my mask, it's also true that my mask hides the fact i have no teeth and i've also only been gendered correctly while wearing it. so like, wearing a mask is just genuinely good for me, so im just gonna keep doing it.
don't let social pressure make you think wearing a mask is a dead fad or socially bad or whatever. just wear one. getting a cold sucks, runny noses suck, and masks help you not get a runny nose. simple as.
