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Originally Posted by Singerlady
Why would The Villages be the only area in the US to self quarantine? Because we are smart. Because we care about others. Because we want to stem the virus sooner than later. Because we can. Because we could set a very good example for others.
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As long as the "mask shaming" goes the other way around, the Villages will reject science. More and more people are refusing to wear masks inside crowded buildings. Most are still wearing masks - but the % of people wearing them is reducing, and the % of them refusing to wear them is going up.
The signs on the windows still say "must wear a mask." But more people are ignoring the signs and rejecting the stores' orders. Maybe they're the people who just never evolved beyond the "no Mommy I won't brush my teeth!" phase in their lives.
But there comes a time in life, when you have to just respect the rules of other peoples' property OR accept that people will give you nasty looks (at best) and avoid you entirely (at worst).
My aunt learned this, when she died alone, without a single friend, and most family wanting nothing to do with her. Why? Because she refused to stop smoking 3 packs a day, and when stores stopped allowing people to smoke inside, she refused to shop at those stores. Friends stopped inviting her over because she refused to NOT smoke in their homes. Family stopped going to visit her at her house because the brown film covered the walls and the windows and her house reeked of stale smoke, bad enough to make even a smoker retch.
If that's what you want to do with yourself, awesome. If that's how you want to be remembered when you die, have at it. As for me, I'll wear a mask inside any building that has a sign asking me to, out of respect for the establishment. And I'll bring one with me wherever I'm invited, in case they request that I put it on before coming inside. That will be even AFTER I get a vaccine, whenever that happens to be.