Ever have a conversation with a surgeon who fixes people after they have stupid accidents? yes i have. You will get the exact same answers as OrangeBlossomBaby. Lots of people don't respect the very low probability of something life altering happening. And that turns into society and insurance companies covering everybody through "no fault" insurance. So yes, we all pay for every else's sometimes bad luck and sometimes stupidity, sometimes you can't tell the difference
But ask yourself, what's the difference between stopping at a stop sign and wearing a mask if its an ordinance, law or requested by the store front owner? Not complying with a stop sign has a known, but small probability of death or life altering outcome. Not complying with a mask indoors also has a small probability of death or life altering outcome, both random. The difference is that one was trained and taught from the beginning to respect the stop sign, or there will be a least a fine or in several cases license suspension. With the virus, the only difference is that the request is new, the information is conflicting, as reality and theory are a bit different, but the outcome is the same, small probability of a life altering outcome. So in reality, the only difference is that one was trained early in one's formative years to comply with stop signs, and now your ability to learn/adapt is no more, you are done adapting and learning, whatever the outcome.
sportsguy
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