exactly but it's easier to give up and do nothing then finding ways around a problem
and a lot of these rules make little sense...I can go to the biggest mall in North America for hours on end masked up
but going to a socially distanced Sporting event for a few hours safely? impossible
I'd love to fire those un-innovative risk-averse people. Even if they are replaced with new morons for another cycle at least the old morons aren't tolerated.
Here (.de) we're past like 165 days of lockdown... just got extended (nearly the only thing "they" know how to do). Only now some small innovations like attending sporting events and some shopping if you book an appointment. It's easily 4 months where no common person could exercise in a gym, "sport hall", ice rink, etc.. maybe only if you got a doctors note to go to a special fitness place because you're near suicide or rehabbing from surgery. Forget shopping, like 100% closed except groceries and pharmacy 4 months.
I think only now as warm weather returns, other countries vaccinate and open up, and people get sick of the rules do you see some innovation.