Masks suck, children aren’t developping properly and depression is up, but at this point the greatest downside of masks, lockdowns and other restrictions aren’t these first-order effects, it’s the long-term normalisation of these restrictions. The vaccines provided the first natural point to get a return to normal, yet Delta made that difficult, then soon the release of Paxlovid will provide the second opportunity, and it’s looking like Omicron will screw that up too. With each opportunity that we don’t seize the likelihood of any kind of return to normal goes down. If we get through Omicron, then another variant emerges and we again decide to impose harsh restrictions, I predict that we are never getting back to normal, the covid reponse institutions will have fully calcified into our governments. The cost of lockdowns is too great unless there’s a new variant with 10x or 50x the IFR.
Masks mandated on airplanes on January 1st, 2023 − 80%.
Masks mandated in schools in blue counties in California on January 1st, 2023 − 60%
Anthony Fauci will not say anything along the lines of, “Paxlovid works, so the risk of disease is now far lower than the costs of anti-social measures, and they should be stopped.” by Dec 31, 2024 − 95%
Masks suck, children aren’t developping properly and depression is up, but at this point the greatest downside of masks, lockdowns and other restrictions aren’t these first-order effects, it’s the long-term normalisation of these restrictions. The vaccines provided the first natural point to get a return to normal, yet Delta made that difficult, then soon the release of Paxlovid will provide the second opportunity, and it’s looking like Omicron will screw that up too. With each opportunity that we don’t seize the likelihood of any kind of return to normal goes down. If we get through Omicron, then another variant emerges and we again decide to impose harsh restrictions, I predict that we are never getting back to normal, the covid reponse institutions will have fully calcified into our governments. The cost of lockdowns is too great unless there’s a new variant with 10x or 50x the IFR.
I agree. Here are some predictions:
Masks mandated on airplanes on January 1st, 2023 − 80%.
Masks mandated in schools in blue counties in California on January 1st, 2023 − 60%
Anthony Fauci will not say anything along the lines of, “Paxlovid works, so the risk of disease is now far lower than the costs of anti-social measures, and they should be stopped.” by Dec 31, 2024 − 95%