> The big mistake with COVID-19 was telling individuals to boycott masks and that it was wrong to buy or wear them. We could have opened whole new factories for producing them by now, if only demand had been encouraged rather than suppressed.
Classic market economics in a vacuum.
Without the suppression of masks, mass chaos and social unrest would have ensued. The societal fear and unease was easily diverted towards non-essentials (TP, hand sanitizer) - proper public health advice could be given long after shelter-in-place, and thus societal order was established. People would have died had authorities came out the gate stating masks were critical to one’s health.
So many people forget that you have to control the population in times of exceptional fear and anxiety or at any stage you risk a partial or complete societal collapse.
Classic market economics in a vacuum.
Without the suppression of masks, mass chaos and social unrest would have ensued. The societal fear and unease was easily diverted towards non-essentials (TP, hand sanitizer) - proper public health advice could be given long after shelter-in-place, and thus societal order was established. People would have died had authorities came out the gate stating masks were critical to one’s health.
So many people forget that you have to control the population in times of exceptional fear and anxiety or at any stage you risk a partial or complete societal collapse.