But again, seeing countries with fewer restrictions get hit as bad economically would indicate that the choice was a false one?
If it was possible to protect the economy more by imposing fewer restrictions wouldn't you expect the countries with fewer restrictions to be doing better in terms of GDP?
Hear me out, this might be controversial, but hear me out. It almost seems like having a higher spread of the virus, leading to more sick people and more people dying, somehow hurts the economy. As if the health of the people operating within the economy matters to the health of the economy.