i'm not a utilitarian; not exactly. i'm not a nihilist, either. i'm an anarchist, which means i have a particular aversion to theory and rules and a particular attachment to empiricism.
but, i'm not arguing against these rules and structures because i don't care; i'm presenting a dissenting analysis (and am as qualified as anybody else out there to, fwiw) because i want to do the thing i think will be the most effective and actually save the most lives.
if they locked everybody down to start and then staggered a release, starting with the youngest, and slowly let immunity build up, they'd maximize immunity and minimize death. telling everybody to stay inside until...when?...is just a stupid waste of time and a foolish waste of resources.
and, you can tell me things like "but, that's hard to control", and all i can do is look you in the eye and tell you that the status quo isn't working.