Don't be an ass to service industry workers just for doing their jobs.

This post is about masks. You feel that wearing a mask is hiding away, living in fear? What? We're so absurdly entitled here. Nobody is asking anyone to give up anything, just wear a mask. You may be a carrier with no symptoms. I don't understand why anyone feels that wearing a fucking mask for a bit is an infringement of anything. Yes, time is precious, wearing a mask and taking some minor precautions may gift this commodity to others. This isn't an issue of MSM fear mongering. Why can't everyone just do something so insignificant, so ridiculously minor like wear a mask and keep distance from others? I see nowhere in your post where this one specific action is on trial, everything is soap box bullshit. Wear a mask, save a life, don't be a fucking tool. Simples. And if your quality of life is knocked down a peg by these measures then fuck me and the horse I rode in on. Yeah it sucks, yeah the economy is in a shit downward spiral, but throwing gas on a fire doesn't help put it out. The common enemy here isn't the old lady at Lowe's that you inadvertently gave Covid to because she follows a similar YOLO lifestyle. "But people die everyday," yeah, but you aren't drinking and driving right? Or shooting your AK into the air to celebrate freedoms? Hopefully not at least. Everything is calculated risk and we take steps to mitigate those risks, like seatbelts and air bags. Masks is the modern day seatbelt to ensure we're protecting ourselves and those around us. And once we're into vaccine territory, wear that mask as a banana hammock to show your disdain!

/r/Austin Thread Parent