PaulC_80 said:
We have broken much of society. I am afraid that we will be seeing people wearing masks for a very long time. Some are terrified of a airborne virus that has mutated into a cold. Some do not believe anything that does not come on CNN/MSNBC. Some are hiding behind a mask and are now dependent on a piece of cloth in order to go out in public. Others are Virtue Signaling *******s that are convinced that they are Ultra Smart and are pretending that they really care about others.
They will try to bring back masks and shutdowns in the fall. The Dems/Libs will declare that Covid is back and more deadly than ever. The broken people in society will happily cooperate.
Masks have on affirmed the reality that you've understood your entire life, but have been unable to see until this entire idiotic episode unfolded like a slow car crash.
Our world is filled with people that will blindly follow any dictate from on high. They place their security, their value, their life, in an affirmation from something outside themselves. Social peers, the latest fad, a random political leader seeking glory. They are unable to freely choose for themselves to navigate the turbulent waters of life and the cosmos. Their fleeting existence is marred by an inability to steer their own destiny.
Now that you know,this truth of life, the mask is just a marker. An identifier. A symbol of groupthink and a willingness to accept being a follower. The marker merely says:
"GD, that guy/girl/xe/xer/dragonkin is a ****ing idiot."Now that you know... you are free to not be a ****ing idiot.