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Originally Posted by cjd
I can accept that a few people may indeed have an underlying condition making it hard to breathe with a mask. My grandfather, for example... WWII vet, went through gas chamber training where you had no mask... And smoked for many years. He ended up with emphysema. Playing harmonica extended his life because it exercised his lungs. On supplemental oxygen at the end.
I also understand the anxiety that comes with masking for the first time. The change in how it feels to breathe. And the impact anxiety has on your body. I learned to evaluate whether I was actually having difficulty or not by nearly drowning... discovering I had enough still and oh do this and I'll surface... Ahh, sweet sweet air!
So most "I can't breathe" are probably anxiety, which is often culturally problematic... Or just some whiny arse.
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My mother probably fits under the underlying issues group; but she still wears her masks if she must go out in public/interact with people (that includes neighbors and non-household family).
From the attitudes of the people I know personally who either are anti-maskers, or refuse to wear their masks correctly/over their noses, I'm going to say the majority are the latter of your last sentence.