Exactly this.
I do wonder if the downvotes are people who have either a) bought into the latest narrative and are true believers, and therefore triggered by anyone who is ant-mask. or b) people who feel they have been conned, but aren't ready to admit it, even to themselves.
Your point about NPIs. You'd think Scotland would have seen a dramatic (or even a slight) difference in their case rates, when they kept masking for many months after England. Same with North/South Dakota. The graphs for each side are virtually identical, once you take population into account. However some Americans still seem to love 'em. Good Morning America, I'm collecting Down Votes below. Yee haw.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
