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There are two problems with this. The first is that it's impossible to know what the consequences of a lockdown are, because in all likelihood, many people woul
by qntty 6y ago
There are two problems with this. The first is that it's impossible to know what the consequences of a lockdown are, because in all likelihood, many people would be staying home and losing jobs without a "lockdown" because people would still be afraid to go anywhere.
The second problem is that the consequences that we're seeing in the USA aren't exactly the "consequences of a lockdown", they're the consequences of a half-ass lockdown that didn't decrease the numbers like they did in other countries. Both because of non-compliance of people and state/local government, and because of a broken healthcare system. You can't really blame that on the lockdown.
- ryandrake 6y agoWe should really stop even calling it a “lockdown.” What an exaggeration! Nobody’s locked into their homes. States issued these half-assed “Stay At Home orders” which were largely ignored. They might as well have been called Stay At Home suggestions. Around me, you couldn’t even tell there was a worldwide deadly pandemic: everyone is out horsing around and stores and restaurants are packed—no masks. The USA never had a lockdown which is why this is turning into a sustained disaster.