Prior to Covid, I almost never saw anyone outside a hospital wearing a mask (maybe some Asian tourists). Now, if I had to put a number of it, I'd say maybe 2-3% do on a regular basis; more like 5-10% when I take an airplane. And I have talked to some of these people. They wear masks because they are still scared of Covid, no other reason. However, there have been many articles since the mask mandate about the utility of masks. Overall, the bad effects of masks far outweighs the good. That is definitely something that distinguishes masks from things like seatbelts and helmets.
I don't live in the city, so I generally don't have to deal with homeless, drug addicts or similar. But even if one did, keep in mind that the human immune system is an extremely robust thing. It evolved when humans were living in caves with no concept of good hygiene (except maybe an aversion to the smell of shit). Only a tiny percentage of people have their immune systems compromised to the point that a mask is helpful. In fact, being around germs helps the immune system. A good friend of mine works with wastewater and he insists that has made his immune system rock solid.
And just for the record, I almost never call someone an idiot to their face. And that includes people still masking up. It is inconsiderate and rarely wins the argument. But like everyone else, we can think it.
I do not wear a mask because of the fear of covid, i wear it to protect me from nasty people, understand this about me, it took me 7 years before i actually sat down on a train, we are talking about 8 years before covid before my kid convinced me to "sit down dad" prior to that i used to see people sit in blood, spit, shit and cum yes cum unawares.
Since that day with the little one ive kept a spray bottle of 90% isopropyl alcohol that we spray whatever clothing we wear on public transport with, I was not gonna be the one bringing other peoples germs home to my kid.
I grew up in a totally different culture, when you enter your home the very first thing you do is was your hands, you relax for a few minutes to.let your body relax, then go take a shower and change into what is referred to as " house clothes" , the clothing you wear inside your home or on your property is never worn beyond your property, just as the shoes you wear inside the house never goes past the front door.
This is something not done in this country but i keep my hygienic practices i grained in me as i see nothing wrong with it.
As for people with compromised systems, respectfully sir you know very little, there are .any types of ailments that makes one immunocompromised for example severely advanced HIV infection ( I use this as its relatable to our hobby), also some acute cases of lukemia , myeloma.... yea lets introduce them.to some good old germs to get them.healthy, need i forget my classmate who had one of the worse, Lupus...poor woman didnt know just kept getting sick, two weeks after finding out, dead