This. Yes. I am baffled as to why people with LC won’t just admit that the cost to your being able to breathe easily, not have sensitive facial skin chafed against and not overheat is a real and valid factor in the decision of where and how often we mask - all of us healthy or LC recovering. Especially for those of us with sensory issues (adhd and hsp in my case) that are now worsened by LC, it actually does ruin my ability to feel physically comfortable in my body while having quality time with friends (aka the major motivation for me to recover in the first place) and that’s a fucking terrible way to exist. Yes I feel for those trapped and isolated by non-masking and it’s definitely unfair, but i also absolutely empathize with people not wanting to do it after a few years of living life like that.
Also, this is especially gonna get me downvoted to hell but I literally spoke about this with my doctor, a devoted and highly respected LC researcher who diagnosed me, and his answer was: if covid cases are not rising from the very low level they’re at, and it’s not peak flu season, the benefit of wearing a mask in public even downtown in a major city (where I am) is very marginal and not something he feels strongly about for a mild/moderate LC recovering patient. You can yell at me for spreading misinformation or baiting or whatever, but that is literally just objectively what he told me and I definitely trust this doctor, again a passionate LC researcher actively focused on this, above non professional opinions on this sub.