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It became a tribal signifier here in a way it didn’t there. I also think our higher number of Asians made it more salient here.
But really, I think this is toxoplasmosis in action. It was controversial here, so people feel more strongly in both directions even years out.
Everyone I see with a mask in my red tribe area seems like a neurotic young woman or is an older lady from a Democratic constituency. It seems like a female thing around here. The men who do it are either Asian or seem just as neurotic as the women. My gut feeling is that really strong neuroses are an American thing more than a European thing.
Official advice from public health orgs is still “wear a mask if covid is going around!” and I’m guessing the older Democrats are taking it to heart. The young ones, I think, are just painfully shy and like that it covers their face. Plus it makes them feel like a Good Person (TM).
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