Pede asked in another post what to do... he (I assumed gender) lives in a place that has this stupidity.
Being in Cybersec I deal with behavioral modification techniques quite frequently... aka social engineering. You can social engineer yourself around most defensive measures. Here are a couple of ideas to get around your restrictions. There are many, many more. Plz feel free to add more.
REAL ILLNESS = "I have asthma", If you have it you shouldn't wear a mask, think of anything you have that could in any form or fashion being effected by lowering your constant O2 intake... use that as justification for not complying.
MISDIRECTED ILLNESS = I have hystoplasmosis, my hernia keeps me from it... basically everyone has some sort of illness or malady, find the scientific name for it and refer to it by that. Very few will care enough to look into it.
FAKE ILLNESS = Oxygen deficiency syndrome tell them you have oxygen deficiency syndrome and can't wear it. As far as I'm concerned this isn't a lie. Who wouldn't have a syndrome having to reduce their O2 content all day, perhaps "O2 Reductive Complex" would work as well. Just use your wordsmith skills.
USE PROPS = Make a fake health bracelet and combine w/the above
USE INTIMIDATION = Buy an Israeli or Russian GP5 gas mask and wear it everywhere one is required
USE ABSURDITY TO DEMONSTRATE ABSURDITY - Buy a plague doctor mask
FIGHT THE VIOLENCE IN THE SYSTEM - Instantly become a revolutionary if accosted, start rambling like a lunatic about the collective, the violence in the system and the ministry of information
STATISTICAL VOMIT - Memorize the statistics about the effectiveness about masks, perhaps print off an official looking sheet of stats and links, share the hardcopy and spout copypasta in an accosters direction, turn around and walk away while repeating statistics loudly
COMPLY BUT DON'T COMPLY - Just wear a UV blocking face shield, you can breathe right through them and they'll protect your face from harmful solar radiation
COMPLY BUT REALLY DON'T COMPLY - Buy one of those facemasks with metal mesh in them that you can breathe right through... if someone says they aren't good enough yell "What are you trying to say about me? Are you RACIST?!?!"
BILL GATES MISDIRECTION - If you are accosted calmly explain "I don't need one, I'm on a vaccine trial and calmly walk off, engage no further"
OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR - companies have to destroy old hard hats by OSHA law, get an old one and wear it... everybody will think you are a construction worker or an outside contractor most likely
MANAGEMENT - dress nice and carry a clipboard, mark things down occasionally, no one will question you most likely
PLAY IGNORANCE - If you are accosted just look at them and don't speak... then exclaim "I didn't know?!? really?" that's wild!!!" and then calmly walk off
PLAY STUPID - If you are accosted just stare blankly at the accoster.. allowing a slight amount of dribble to flow out of the corner of the mouth or possibly wetting your pants or passing gas will certainly seal the deal
USE MASKING SCENT - Skunk spray, Doe in Heat lure (get it in the deer hunting aisle) or BO will keep almost anyone from accosting you, they simply won't get near you
USE MASCULINE CAMOUFLAGE - If you are blessed with the ability to grow a full beard do it.. People pay less attention to whether or not you are wearing a mask when they can't even see your mouth or nose
ACT FOREIGN - memorize some random foreign words and repeat them convincingly if someone accosts you
ACT ANCIENT - wear ancient attire and memorize Latin, repeat it convincingly if someone accosts you
ACT FANTASTICAL - wear a cape or a strange hat and memorize Klingon or Elvish phrases, repeat them convincingly if someone accosts you
PLAY AMISH - Wear a straw hat and your finest blue button up shirt... all Amish are above the laws and regulations of the Philistines, no one would dare accost them, plus their constitution is such that everyone knows the sicknesses of modern society don't plague them
THROW THE RACE CARD = do none of the above, if you are called out start screaming YOU'RE RACIST at the top of your lungs and point your cell phone at the accuser
USE RACIAL PROPS = In the spirit of Talcum X wear ghetto clothing, manscape your face into a pencil beard or corn-roll your hair and wear no mask. That way you get 2X clout when you yell RACIST!!!
Xtra points when you scream racist towards concern troll Karens in grocery stores
Literally it doesn't matter what you say. Mask wearing is fake. So make up something. Its all in the delivery. Social Engineers hack people into giving away information every day, you can trick them to leave you alone if you are convincing enough. Normally I'd never tell anyone to lie but the entire CoronaHoax is built on manipulative lies.
Hope these ideas help Pede and happy travels.
EDIT: In my original post I said "LIE" on the 1st two. A Pede mentioned below they could never lie about this and they are right. I shouldn't spread that as a tactic so I've made some changes.
I can't bring myself to lie about this. Even if it's built on lies itself.
But I've found that if you act like you have a right to do what you're doing, most people will leave you alone. So I walk quickly, upright, shoulders back, and make eye contact with everyone I see. So far, I've not been challenged about it.
You're a good Pede and I totally understand.
You too, pede. Understand, I'm not saying that you're wrong in this. But it would be wrong for me to do it.
I went back and I fixed it. Actually felt a little bad typing it earlier.
I've also added lots of other means of subversion that shouldn't cross the line.
Look at them and say "Why, I've already recovered from my Coronavirus infection so I'm immune and can't spread it. Why do you think I should be wearing a mask?"
Great advice.
Another good one in many spaces is the ol wear a nice suit and stride through imperiously like you own the place. Bonus for a tablet or clipboard where you aggressively tabulate employees with a finger at their name tag and write while walking through.
You could probably fake an important call and just glare at people as well. People are generally flinchers.
Or similar, wear construction type gear with a phone and talk about the circuits or pipe while you walk confidently.
I was going to add the "outside contractor or mgmt angle" just couldn't get it right... thanks!
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The tendency towards automatically obeying someone who acts with authority can usually be exploited in some way or another. Usually depends on people hired to intercept people, like security.
Security can usually be convinced with an appropriate emergency. The old biohazard container is a classic example. It's fun to be creative and test it. A store that's a large chain generally can't do shit anyway. Walmart and targets policy is both not to stop shoplifting if they are not complaint to security. The mask thing sucks because it's on the way in, not out. So it's easier addressed. So glad my town is sane.
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