https://paragoninstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20230201_Zinberg_FreedomWinsStateswithLessRestrictiveCOVIDPoliciesOutperformedStateswithMoreRestrict.html
Sounds exactly like what some folks around here were saying around May 2020.
Look, I understand that a lot of the decisions made, were "out of an abundance of caution" and I'm truly not making fun of that statement. But what it necessarily implies, is that approaching these issues with "an abundance of caution" isn't necessarily the best route to take, and that all factors must be considered when forming public policy, not just one or two very narrow ones.
Still, I can forgive the folks that truly did make decisions "out of an abundance of caution."
What I can't forgive, is the people that made decisions based purely on politics, and especially identity politics. Nor can I forgive the people that banged the "Follow the Science" drum well after it was evident that "The Science" didn't support their positions and decisions. They used that phrase like a hammer to bludgeon their opposition, in an attempt to appear enlightened, and their failures created unnecessary social costs that will continue to harm our society for a generation.
Anyway, like I said almost three years ago, the spring of 2020 was the last time we'll ever see wholesale widespread government mandates for lockdowns, in the USA. It will never be allowed to happen again.
Oh, and also, Area Under The Curve. Learn it, know it, live it.
