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We went to Arizona for a week after Christmas. On the last day before we left we were eating lunch, and I mentioned to my wife how we'd see some people in a group wearing a mask, while others did not. We had gone to an amusement park the day before(smaller one in the city), and my wife mentioned she had seen the same thing with groups of kids. I posited that this behavior is likely because people in Arizona see masks as a personal health decision, and understand each person's health is unique.

We visited Tucson, Phoenix, Sedona, and the Grand Canyon. While we still saw many of the vestiges of mask requirements, there was zero enforcement. And compared to San Diego, where a majority of people in the city seem to wear masks, in all the places we visited, it was probably closer to 25-30% of people who would still wear masks.

My take away is confirmation that mandates are dead, most people are moving on with their lives, and no one believes mainstream propaganda anymore.

Good signs for the new year!