That was the original narrative I was sold as well. "Flatten the curve" and all the simulations showing how we'd all get it, but ideally slowly enough that it w

That was the original narrative I was sold as well. "Flatten the curve" and all the simulations showing how we'd all get it, but ideally slowly enough that it was manageable. But somewhere the narrative changed and, well, it's too late to push back or have any opinion other than "stopping covid entirely is more important than anything else right now".