I also view the initial "overreaction" as a kind of bootcamp for virus lockdown. Know what you need, how it works, what you'll be allowed to do, etc, so that w

I also view the initial "overreaction" as a kind of bootcamp for virus lockdown. Know what you need, how it works, what you'll be allowed to do, etc, so that when a local area needs to lockdown again, we'll be set up for it (emotionally and logistically). It may not have been strictly necessary for everyone for these two months, but it was nice to be largely in sync with the world for a short time.