I suspect most people think so. Even with perfect information, you can't really tell how dangerous COVID is to you today. We don't have perfect information, and some people are completely misinformed. The less information you have, the more "confident" you will be of your point of view. Opinions vary widely about what is the best course of action. And many factors can influence this opinion. As you can imagine, someone who makes a living from hospitality or events will have very different views than someone caring for a sick elderly relative.
What we sometimes forget is that politicians are only human. I don't think any politician from any party in any country really knows the exact effects of the COVID rules. Even scientists cannot calculate precisely the economic damage caused by the restrictions with respect to the number of lives it will save. Even if you could count them, it would be an impossible decision: how many lives are worth 1% of GDP?
So it comes as no surprise to me that governments around the world vary widely in their responses. The UK government plans to lift all restrictions and implement a "living with COVID" plan. Meanwhile, the Austrian government was the first to introduce mandatory vaccination, according to which you can be fined if you are not vaccinated. People have strong opinions about these two extremes, but I can't really say which one is more right or wrong than the other. There will likely be an end point where nearly everyone will be protected in some way from the worst effects of COVID, either through vaccination or disease, and all social distancing restrictions will be lifted. But if there's one thing we can be sure of, it's that no one really knows when we'll get there, neither scientists nor politicians.
