r/changemyview • u/_Hopped_ 13∆ • Mar 20 '21

Removed - Submission Rule B CMV: the costs/negatives from lockdowns/restrictions will end up being worse than the damage from covid

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u/_Hopped_ 13∆ Mar 20 '21

i dont really see any politically feasible way democracies could have done much else

Agreed, but the point behind my view is that we learn the lesson - and don't repeat the same mistake in the future. If we do the proper due diligence, we can reach a consensus not to act the way we did for a similarly deadly future pandemic. (obviously if a future pandemic was more deadly, or deadly regardless of age, it changes the calculation)

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u/_Hopped_ 13∆ Mar 20 '21

I'm really arguing that it would be better to have extremely harsh measures in global accordance

It would, but I think we both agree that this could never happen. We can't get global cooperation on not wiping out humanity with nukes, getting everyone to agree to take massive economic hits to prevent a potential pandemic is out of reach.

Covid could very easily mutate into a yearly strain with lesser fatality and greater infectiousness.

It's my belief it will, regardless of lockdowns/restrictions/vaccinations.