It is indeed difficult to justify locking down indefinitely to save lives if you compare this to how we treat other infectious diseases, which is why the idea t

It is indeed difficult to justify locking down indefinitely to save lives if you compare this to how we treat other infectious diseases, which is why the idea that it's monstrous to sacrifice even a single life in the name of saving the economy tends to go hand in hand with the belief that this must not be compared to any other infectious disease or cause of death.