It sure has. Lockdowns have gone way too far.
economies have been destroyed. People have lost their businesses. Abuse of children are up. Suicides are way up. Drug and alcohol abuse.
Kids lives have forever been affected because teachers cowered in fear and wouldnt come teach.
Public health officials have played a far too big role in dictating public policy that required a broader global perspective.
You are right. We should have had harsher measures at the start so that we could have lesser measures for a lesser time now.
US/part of Canada are too scared of the government to follow the South Korea model though.