[ekianjo]

> in the precious few early weeks where lockdowns had that potential

We have enough data by now, worldwide, to clearly say that lockdowns were completely bullshit and ineffective. There is virtually no correlation with viral spread and lockdown status.

[titzer]

> to clearly say that lockdowns were completely bullshit and ineffective.

You're saying that ineffective, half-hearted lockdowns elsewhere were ineffective? Hold the phone.

Victoria, Australia. South Korea. Wuhan. New Zealand. Singapore.

These lockdowns eradicated the virus locally--for several months at a time; but they are precarious, leaky ships due to the virus spreading everywhere else. An effective worldwide lockdown was exponentially more difficult. But very large countries with the ability to isolate themselves from international travel did do effective lockdowns, so I will not be accepting your narrative above.