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.
