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Yes, people have to choose to wear masks, but framing that as purely an individual choice (as politics does) doesn't quite mesh with science since your choice not to wear a mask affects others, including those who choose to wear masks. What you breathe out goes into other people. https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1326641478089793537
I wonder if the political framing of this has hurt public health efforts if people see no effects beyond themselves to masks. Or at least I'd like to think that it's politics shaping the health debate, rather than people just not really caring how their air affects others.
You see language about "respecting each other's choices" etc. Maybe we would more if there were no impacts beyond the self. One person sees it as "my body, my choice" basically, and the other person sees it as "you're forcing me to breathe your air." Tough realities to reconcile.
It seems like in many communities, it's businesses that are doing the main mask enforcement. I guess if that works in stores and then people go on their separate ways with whomever they hang out with masked or mask-less, that's a fine reality for most people just going about life
I wonder how many people are navigating mask disagreement at home. A friend lives with extended family, and they were all recently infected, likely by a member who often doesn't use a mask. Haven't seen any survey data on people dealing with mask disagreement in families, sadly.
