There were venues that strictly enforced the mask policy, which was fine unless they were enforcing it with me. I liked a situation in which I took no precautions and the rest of the world was made to double up. I liked to be in a red state, maskless and complaining about how backward everyone around me was.
This is the kind of passage the haters latch on to for being entitled and obnoxious, without realizing that he is admitting this quality in himself, acknowledging his shortcomings and double standards through snark and sarcasm. He’s not proud of it. Haters don’t get that. It’s classic Sedaris telling on himself .
