That's a little fatuous, and it does disappoint me a bit how we devolve to this immediately. I guess we're all a bit on high-alert when it comes to politics? I

That's a little fatuous, and it does disappoint me a bit how we devolve to this immediately. I guess we're all a bit on high-alert when it comes to politics? It's not really an either/or. I don't advocate for zero measures. More like, there's a range of different measures we could have taken, with varying of positive vs negative side-effects. We should of course take measures that have lots of positive side effects, and relatively few negative side effects. Things like contact tracing, and the vaccines of course. Masking early on was a good idea when we didn't know much. However it's a little silly to deny that there's some measures taken that didn't have so many clear positive benefits, but definitely had negative ones. For example, in my state they closed all the playgrounds & skate parks, even though there was no evidence of transmission there. For some kids, blowing off a little bit of steam by riding their bike at the local skate park is a huge deal, and not at all trivial. Similarly, my sister-in-law had to conduct all her appointments remotely. She's dealing with traumatised kids that struggle to maintain eye contact, let alone human connection. That face-to-face time is really crucial for establishing rapport with these kids. Not to mention the fact that many just didn't bother dialling in. These aren't kids presenting with anxiety btw. These are kids with some of the worst trauma imaginable.