I recently read an interesting article in New York Magazine. The subject of the article was the perennial maskers. The people interviewed for the story claimed that, even after mask mandates are lifted in New York and by the federal government, they would continue to wear their masks. Most of them agreed that they felt safe wearing masks and could see no reason to change that.

The article made me contemplate a mask free world. As most of us, I have been hiding behind the safety of my mask for over a year now. I realized that taking it off and going to public places like the supermarket and mass transit is going to feel very strange. And, I wondered, do I even want to?

I believe on some levels, for some people, masks are here to stay. Seeing people wear masks on the NYC subway will no longer be a strange sight in a post-Covid world. And I wonder whether I will be one of those people. I will be happy to remove my mask, at the appropriate time, in public places where I feel comfortable. Alternatively, however, I imagine always carrying one with me in the future to use when I feel uncomfortable.

Have you  contemplated  a mask free world?