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Offer you one and then fine you. Seriously, don't forget and if you're forgetful then prepare early I have one in my car, a spare in my backpack, keep one in m

Offer you one and then fine you. Seriously, don't forget and if you're forgetful then prepare early I have one in my car, a spare in my backpack, keep one in my jacket pocket, and a cheap disposable in my wallet folded up. That way if I forget, I'll have one. My city in Australia had a grace period for everyone to get a mask. After that a lot of fines were handed out. Without fines I doubt we'd have seen compliance anywhere near as high because there are a lot of people who don't want to wear them but do because they fear the fine.

xyzzy123 6y ago
There's also a social tipping point sort of thing that happens, and fines help with that. When hardly anyone is wearing a mask you feel a bit weird or silly. When half the people are wearing masks you look at the people who are and aren't and can't help but wonder which side is your in-group. When fines are enforced, everyone has an "excuse" to wear a mask. Darn fines. Then, when everyone is wearing a mask you feel naked if you don't have one. Only the seriously anti-social will defect.