Many cities’ streets where void of pedestrian or vehicle traffic, like 42nd Street in New York City, during COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns. | Adobe Stock
Many cities’ streets where void of pedestrian or vehicle traffic, like 42nd Street in New York City, during COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns. | Adobe Stock
Cornell doctoral candidate Philippe Lemoine doesn't think that the COVID-19 lockdowns were "worth it" and doesn't see how anyone thinks the ends have justified the means.
"I don't think so," Lemoine said when asked during a recent appearance on Chicago's Morning Answer if he thinks the coronavirus shutdowns have been worth it. "The pandemic has been terrible, but the cost is huge. Everybody has in mind when you talk about cost of restrictions, you're talking about the economy, but even if you ignored the economy, there is an effect on people's well-being that everybody is ignoring."
In France, where Lemoine said he lives, he estimated that government restrictions have negatively impacted the lives of at least 67 million residents. France's reported population is approximately 67 million.
"It has destroyed a large swath of social life, and it has a huge effect on social-being," he said. "This is not something that people in government should do so casually."
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