then you should also be appalled at the lack of understanding that media and politicians have exhibited in the way the pandemic has generally been covered and c

then you should also be appalled at the lack of understanding that media and politicians have exhibited in the way the pandemic has generally been covered and combatted. it's all been about what might possibly happen, in infinitely many variations, not how likely, with probabilities and uncertainty bounds, couched among comparable ailments, and more importantly where, when, and why. it's been non-stop what-ifs and paranoia, narrative-making and politics, not science and reason. covid-lockdowners, pro-maskers, and anti-vaxxers have much in common, of being fear-driven, not rational.