> those who have been heavily advocating all of the lockdown measures throughout the pandemic have behaved more or less like there were no side effects That's

> those who have been heavily advocating all of the lockdown measures throughout the pandemic have behaved more or less like there were no side effects That's so alien to me. I don't know who gabs around the water cooler with you, but I've never met a person who would say that and can't imagine that many involved officials would. The exception really only being people who are known for big theatrics, and those aren't good people to measure others by for any politicized issue. Most people I've known and most people I've seen have argued that it was a hard governance problem with no painless paths through it, but that there was convincing evidence (to them) that the side effects of issuing precautionary guidance/mandates were more bearable than the catastrophic effects of less action. But obviously, we must be moving around and watching/reading things in very different circles.