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I wish it was common and expected that those that want to go maskless, wear their vaccination cards around their necks. Not a requirement, but just having it be

I wish it was common and expected that those that want to go maskless, wear their vaccination cards around their necks. Not a requirement, but just having it be common enough that if you do, people will know what it means. Here in San Francisco, more than 50% of people are fully vaccinated, but everyone is still wearing masks, even outdoors. I don't think it is just that SF hasn't changed the mandate, it is more about social pressure. And I say that while at the same time, being proud to live in the big city that has done the best (i.e. least per capita deaths of any US large city), thanks to a culture of taking the pandemic seriously. But I'm ready to take advantage of being vaccinated, without people crossing the sidewalk to avoid me or otherwise getting looks.

samatman 5y ago
Early in the pandemic, I was That Guy. I was the only person wearing a mask in O'Hare in mid-February, when I was flying to my new home. I was That Guy in the grocery store, and CostCo, and at the bank. For almost a month. Oh I got looks. Lots of sidelong glances. Back then I think people subconsciously (or maybe consciously sometimes) figured the mask meant I was diseased. People would physically move away from me. Good! They were standing too close. Just, show some spine. Be That Guy. You're vaccinated, act like it.
- ripper1138 5y ago
  Exactly! It has to start somewhere. I’ve been trying to be that guy. Downtown Seattle area is the same as OP described, although just barely starting to see more people go without masks outside. My wife even said so herself: she’ll stop wearing a mask “when most other people do”. A lot of people are probably thinking the same thing.
oceanplexian 5y ago
Is social pressure really a particularly smart way to make decisions? We're talking about a "Feature" of human behavior that evolved during a time when we were living as nomadic hunter/gatherers. Social isolation from your tribe might have cost you your life. Fast forward to 2020. It's the exact opposite. We live in a society with billions of people. Who cares if someone saw you crossing the sidewalk gave you a bad look? Odds are that will be the last interaction with them for the rest of your life.
Dylan16807 5y ago
Get a roll of stickers that say you're vaccinated? There's a lot available, and it's not too obtrusive.
kelnos 5y ago
I somewhat feel the same way: I expect I'll continue to wear a mask in public until social signals start telling me it's ok to leave it off. I don't fear any kind of social retribution, but continuing to wear a mask is a very small, easy thing I can do to help make others feel comfortable, others who have no idea if I'm vaccinated or not.

samatman 5y ago

Early in the pandemic, I was That Guy. I was the only person wearing a mask in O'Hare in mid-February, when I was flying to my new home. I was That Guy in the grocery store, and CostCo, and at the bank. For almost a month. Oh I got looks. Lots of sidelong glances. Back then I think people subconsciously (or maybe consciously sometimes) figured the mask meant I was diseased. People would physically move away from me. Good! They were standing too close. Just, show some spine. Be That Guy. You're vaccinated, act like it.

ripper1138 5y ago
Exactly! It has to start somewhere. I’ve been trying to be that guy. Downtown Seattle area is the same as OP described, although just barely starting to see more people go without masks outside. My wife even said so herself: she’ll stop wearing a mask “when most other people do”. A lot of people are probably thinking the same thing.

oceanplexian 5y ago

Is social pressure really a particularly smart way to make decisions? We're talking about a "Feature" of human behavior that evolved during a time when we were living as nomadic hunter/gatherers. Social isolation from your tribe might have cost you your life. Fast forward to 2020. It's the exact opposite. We live in a society with billions of people. Who cares if someone saw you crossing the sidewalk gave you a bad look? Odds are that will be the last interaction with them for the rest of your life.

Dylan16807 5y ago

Get a roll of stickers that say you're vaccinated? There's a lot available, and it's not too obtrusive.

kelnos 5y ago

I somewhat feel the same way: I expect I'll continue to wear a mask in public until social signals start telling me it's ok to leave it off. I don't fear any kind of social retribution, but continuing to wear a mask is a very small, easy thing I can do to help make others feel comfortable, others who have no idea if I'm vaccinated or not.