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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn't follow mask mandates because I was required to or told to by any authority. I did it because it was the right thing to do based on the science, and still is (which is why I still mask up in enclosed or busy spaces).

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

If you're old enough to remember when seat belt laws started/became more prevalent, you'll remember the right-leaning folks were all up in arms because "muh freedom to do what I want if it doesn't hurt anyone else" not realizing (or not caring about) the effect their choices had on their children. While center/left leaning people were just like "I already wear it because it's the smart thing to do".

More recent example: smoking bans