[flyinghamster]

> With COVID, all those Western big babies referring to masks as muzzles, nappies etc. and shouting about "muh freedom".

It's that idiotic macho posturing crap, as is all too often the case. There are always muppets pooh-poohing even basic precautions like safety glasses because they're "sissy stuff." Well, you'll cry like a sissy when a metal chip from the grinder flies into your eye. Earplugs fit right into that category.