I feel there was a very strong brand of thinking in this country, particularly among the gung-ho pro-lockdown (mostly) liberal wing of society, that distance education wouldn't harm children's development at all, or at least that the benefits of lockdown would outweigh the drawbacks. No studies done on the matter, and any disagreement to the contrary of this opinion was treated the same as saying END ALL LOCKDOWNS. Sad to see the consequences of this will mostly be laid upon the children and mostly the poor.