> In effect, we took millions and millions of people and had them partake in a massive uncontrolled experiment without anybody's consent. But then… doesn’t thi

> In effect, we took millions and millions of people and had them partake in a massive uncontrolled experiment without anybody's consent. But then… doesn’t this cover all government decisions and legislation? If presented with this hypothetical situation in advance, perhaps we’d have preferred our governments did X, Y and Z differently. But the ‘consent’ was given when our generation, or our parents’ or grandparents’, voted in the governments which passed the laws to allow for this. With hindsight, I suspect many will not vote for the same governments again. But some will. Perhaps even the majority will. In fact, during the pandemic, many governments who enacted what you call ‘experiments’ were re-elected in landslides. In that case, I’d say that many people have given consent. That said, I agree with your suggestion that we should try to figure out the cost/benefit of these measures. I think that’s a critical step over the next few years.