Since the global governing class has no substantive vision of the future, it shouldn’t really surprise us that it has converged around the indefinite postponement and attenuation of what people find enjoyable in life for the sake of a futile, destructive pantomime of governance. https://t.co/X4wSTMZfSz

— Geoff Shullenberger (@daily_barbarian) December 17, 2021

I think this is substantially the case. Some people — a few — are genuinely interested in attempting to stop the pandemic, though this is not possible. But the rest just want control, and to be able to tell others what to do. And, importantly to them, to take away pleasurable activities from as many as they can.