When I was a child we were inconvenienced by NOT GOING TO THE MOVIE THEATER due to polio. In the 1950s, movie theaters were one of the few places where you could spend a lot of time in an air conditioned space. Movies were a summer norm.

Then we all lined up and got vaccinated in school. And polio has become a footnote in history.

Many are just bullshit, political crap

Some people liken it to wearing a life vest on a sinking ship... If you don't believe the ship is sinking, you have a right not wear a life vest, or reserve a life boat, and have a right to chain yourself to the anchor in solidarity with others who don't believe the ship is in danger of sinking. BUT, unfortunately with a virus, we are all connected, so if you chain yourself to the anchor, to go down with the ship IF it happens, that chain can snag us too, even if we're wearing a life vest. Perhaps a wacky analogy, but I often think in metaphors. Won't change anyone's mind, but I've tried every which way to understand the way some of my friends are so adamant against wearing masks or taking the vaccine.

Decreasing population will further delay global warming. Win-win.

Their lack of mask is their badge of honor. I interpret it as dishonor though.

Like you say. "Wearing masks is such a minor inconvenience and so simple to do." Can not doing it therefore really be counted as a "Liberty", in any real meaningful sense of the word.

But then protesting against masks is also easy to do, and a cheap way to virtue signal. It is not like defending your neighbors equal right to a vote, or get health care, is it, now those cost you.