I was wearing the surgical mask at least a year before the COVID hysteria hit, as a prophylactic against the flu, so it's a non-issue for me. Back then, the sheeple were desperate for me to stop wearing it, and one fool thought he could rip it off me...until I faceplanted him to the sidewalk. The thoughts and needs of the sheeple meant nothing back then, and I have not revised my opinion since. If they want to believe I wear the mask to conform to their requirements, I got no problem with that.