It must depend on how you define consequence. The decimation of the middle class, mandatory adherence to harmful medical dictates, and loss of everything we hold dear and gives our lives meaning are apparently not consequential.

I went out to a bar last night. The place was crowded, every seat taken like they used to be. Joyful! But I noticed a number of the pre-covid regulars were not there. Now there's this bizarre law in the US, or maybe it's just NY, that you can't just sit there and have a drink, you have to buy food too. I've always done this, I don't like to just drink and I need nosh, but boy has that changed the demographic at the bar.

The have nots have been hit the hardest by all this. Now, even if they are among those of us who do not fear the breath of our brethren, they can't afford to go out and have a beer. It's as if by design. Which of course, as you point out, it is.

Thanks for your visit and thoughtful comment.