Okay, I'll indulge you one last time.

First, you're asking the wrong question. If you look at the raw data that's readily available, you will see that the infection rate doesn't warrant the level of response that we've seen. From the data, this simply doesn't look as serious as we've been told. Calculate the percentages and you'll see what I mean. Assuming that the data is accurate (which is a dubious assumption since death with COVID was sometimes recorded as death by COVID), COVID deaths are about twice the annual flu death rate. The way we're reacting you'd thing it was at least 10 times higher.

The media isn't helping either. They get attention by spreading bad news. I believe historically, Randolph Hurst was one of the first to figure this out and apply it on mass scale.

A more thoughtful and intelligent response would have been to identify the people most vulnerable and educate them how to take proper action and provide them with proper care.

Are masks really effective? Consider the size of the virus compared to the weave of the masks that are being mass marketed. In many cases it's almost like throwing sand at a chain link fence.

Fear is a very effective means of control. A key feature of any totalitarian regime is that they use fear to keep the people under control. Do some research and find out how this was done in Germany prior to WW2. If you're open minded, you should recognize some distinct patterns. Given that governments like power, what guarantee do we have that the governments will ever allow things to go back to normal? How do we know they're not going to come up with another crisis?