> Besides the economic harm and potential developmental harm induced by closing schools for kids, I think lockdowns did incalculable social harm to society. Do

> Besides the economic harm and potential developmental harm induced by closing schools for kids, I think lockdowns did incalculable social harm to society. Don't confuse correlation with causality. You had politicians abusing the covid pandemic with accusations of being a made-up conspiracy and in the process enticing hatred towards health officials who enacted standard public health policies, to the point that hardline militants even attacked them for suggesting that people should wash their hands. After over a year of this blend of propaganda permeating society, of course you'll have the most vulnerable segment of society, overly represented by the undereducated, building up an uneducated grudge against society in general and in particular against "the system", whatever they were told to believe that might be.