From now on whenever I see someone wearing a mask, I will say, “thank you for your service.”
Because those are the folks who are truly opting to be uncomfortable for the greater good. These are the people who deserve our appreciation — along with cashiers, public transit workers, doctors, nurses and food industry workers. They have been uncomfortable this whole time.
This whole “opening up” business, combined with the entitled rage I am seeing around the country (when people are asked to simply do their part to protect the most vulnerable), has been disconcerting to say the least. Is being a little uncomfortable that much of a fucking inconvenience when others are losing their lives?
Only in America.