I'm in Melbourne right now and would not describe the situation as insanity.
Fundamentally it comes down to how much value you assign to a human life, other then your own.
It's been incredibly difficult on a personal level being locked down for so long, particularly with young children in tow, but without doubt the containment measures have saved many thousands of lives. Our main failure has been in obtaining sufficient vaccine supplies, early enough, and therefore dragging all of this out far longer then necessary.
Fundamentally it comes down to how much value you assign to a human life, other then your own.
It's been incredibly difficult on a personal level being locked down for so long, particularly with young children in tow, but without doubt the containment measures have saved many thousands of lives. Our main failure has been in obtaining sufficient vaccine supplies, early enough, and therefore dragging all of this out far longer then necessary.