Mostly this. I like eating ice cream. If someone told me to eat ice cream or they would shoot me in the face, I would resent it.
I much prefer to be offered ice cream, or asked politely to have some.
I just don’t understand (cause I’m autistic I think) that if you think a mask might help, but it was mandatory anyways, why you would get angry then versus if they asked politely and you did it. Is that your ego or something? I totally don’t understand, but like I said, around here it was the exception for someone to not wear a mask, and those who didn’t had good reasons and were very careful to shop when less people were around and stuff like that. We care about each other where I live.
How do you feel about the ice cream analogy? Would you just be happy for the opportunity to eat ice cream and not be bothered by the gun to your head?