This is a psychological reversion to a primitive baseline. The hysteria has awoken something that culture for the most part has suppressed up until now.
Here's a video of an elementary school principal in Kirkwood, MO telling kids to keep their mask on when they're eating.
It's sad that she actually believes this is good and necessary but here we are. pic.twitter.com/fhymlm617L
— Nick Foy (@TheNickFoy) January 13, 2022