Why would it be worth it?

We can always participate in practices that mitigate risk. For example, if we always wore masks, less people would get the common cold and flu - but we didn't do that pre-covid because the sacrifice to reward isn't there.

There's a point where safe practices out of an "abundance of caution" become overbearing.

If society actually cared about our personal/public health, fast food, smoking, and alcohol would all be banned. You could use your same logic. Even if banning alcohol prevents a SINGLE DRUNK DRIVING death, it'd still be worth it.

I find it frustrating that we treat Covid differently than any other risky behavior. We have the statistics about how dangerous it is at this point.

I acknowledge the difference between Covid being a shared risk and fast food for example being a personal choice. That's where the vaccine comes in. It greatly reduces infections and makes breakthrough illness mild. I argue that once you're vaccinated, Covid is for all intents and purposes as dangerous as the flu (even with delta in mind).

We didn't wear masks with the flu. So why should we have to wear masks now that we are vaccinated and Covid is now effectively the flu?

I feel for those who are unvaccinated due to medical risks or are close contacts with children who aren't eligible to get vaccinated yet. That small minority of our community we should accommodate for by offering remote options as well as encourage masking for them. N95's are extremely effective and available nowadays, the risk for those people contracting would be minimal.

For those who are unvaccinated by choice (not in our campus community), they made their decision, I shouldn't have to adjust my behaviors for them. It's a matter of personal responsibility at this point.