(a controversial opinion I hold which relates to this: one of the reason everyone else is masking so well, and therefore why everything seems so confusing, is that they're on drugs. Either psychiatric drugs, like SSRIs, or recreational drugs, like marijuana and alcohol (you might also include video games or social media addiction or gambling here). Which is not to cast any moral shade on them; it's just an observation that I wish I could test. Probably many of those drugs are "actually" needed, but probably many of them are also needed because they're helping them cope with the Virus. I wonder what would happen if lots of people weaned off their drugs at the same time. Would they all start to relate differently? Would they feel like their daily interactions are more human? Would they realize that they can't actually handle how upset they are about their life, but now that lots of other people feel the same way, they're able to organize and do something about it? I don't know, but I'd like to see what happens in that scenario.)