Signaling Compliance

"It's easy to transfer out of a group, Jesse. It's pretty hard for a man to transfer out of his obligation. But then, every man has to play it the way he sees it."
--General Frank Savage (Twelve O'Clock High)

We've discussed masks as a mechanism for virtue signaling. It seems increasingly clear that, for those who value liberty in particular, some people are viewing masks as a signal of compliance or allegiance to authority.

“Nonconformity is the highest evolutionary attainment of social animals.” -Aldo Leopold

If you know something is wrong, DO NOT DO IT. The fact that “your crowd” does it is no excuse. https://t.co/oWkzTxqk5Y

— Stacey Rudin (@stacey_rudin) June 22, 2020

Moreover, those individuals are wondering, as indicated above, why they must be forced to wear masks if others can choose to wear masks and maintain distance from others using their own volition.

Why not let each individual decide?