Was in the middle of deadlifting in my private apartment gym, when a couple approached me asking if I had a mask.

In the US, the CDC states you no longer need to wear masks indoors if you are fully vaccinated (which I am) unless you’re in a publicly congested environment such as a public transportation.

I said, “No I don’t.” And went back to my lift.

Him and his wife start bickering amongst themselves and the wife approaches me again, “So it’s building policy, to wear a mask”

I was like “Look I’m fully vaccinated. The CDC, the people who started the whole mask thing, said you don’t need to wear one.”

Now her husband (jacked big dude) rides her coat tails and starts getting aggro. Calling me a bad kid. Starts cursing. I’m holding cool just repeating the fact that I’m vaccinated, CDC, blah blah.

Look I get wearing the mask when we didn’t have vaccines and weren’t sure about the nature of what’s at hand.

But we’re way past that now. The mask policy is purely there to console the rampant stupidity and virtue signaling in society.

So they’re start escalating things saying they’re going to report this to the building manager, who I’m cool with. So I was go ahead.

But then I just like look is it worth all this just to not wear the mask? I decided No and went to grab a mask from my apt.

I lost frame at the very end here because I got a little intimidated by the couple.

How do I stop being a pussy and become more calm cool and collected and confident?