It seems to be coming down to choosing our battles.

And for me, 'the battle of the mask' is not a hill I choose to die on. Not in light of the fact there are far worse battles on the horizon.

IMO the mask is a pointless battle to even fight over. If they require me to wear a mask to buy food, or enter an office to do business, so be it, I'll wear the damn thing, get my business done, get out, and rip the damn mask off, go about my day, no harm done.

It's 'the battle of the vaccine' that IS the hill I choose to die on. I will fight that battle to the end. wearing a mask probably would have been the least of your problems.