re: It’s ok Covidians - being wrong is part of science

Some folks knew that, regardless of how many people might die, the knee jerk reaction we took collectively to COVID was going to be a bigger problem than the disease, especially in advanced nations like the US. The reason some knew this is because we all know that there is only one thing that is certain in life and that is that people die. What people do not do is isolate themselves for extended periods, watch their small business they worked a lifetime to build fold, see their kids not getting a education and not progressing socially because they are isolated....the list is exhaustive. It was a sad day when someoen died and there were measures that could be taken to mitigate that somewhat but people die...its what we do. Its almost always sad but life goes on for those who ain't dead. Instead we shutdown, ruined lives and caused damage worse than dying for many (alcohol and drug use is hard to kick). It is tempting to blame this on one political party or the other but the fact of the matter is that they are equally responsible as are we the people for not telling them to kiss our arse...we are going to stay open, go to school and youre going to have to toss me in jail or worse to stop me.