I think anybody with a feeling to go with the words 'exponential growth' could tell that this virus was going to be a huge problem from very early on.
That turned out to be a surprisingly small minority.
That turned out to be a surprisingly small minority.
Way too many people took “exponential growth” way to literally, causing panic and mayhem.
I've had some relatives die, I've spent large portions of the pandemic cooped up inside with kids, I've missed funerals, etc - and I think earlier in the pandemic, I was probably about as emotionally engaged as you are, except, in the other direction. Now, I don't really have much of an opinion about it. Why do you continue to care?
What is still a shame is that no ventilation standards have been raised by law because of lobbying. It would make a lot of difference probably of what I read by experts.
Certainly, after the outbreak escaped China, the only thing I remember finding surprising about the pandemic was how badly the West handled it. A lot of people had exactly the same takeaway.