In the sense that regulation of the markets increases prices for emissions and this lowers economic output, I fail to see how the lockdowns are a whole lot different from an economic perspective. The effect of lowering economic output is the same. What I did think the lockdowns showed was how much the current economy would need to be shutdown to achieve certain emissions targets.
What exactly does my question presume that you think it means a "black and white" worldview? I'm well aware things can be good for some reasons and bad for others, nevertheless you made the argument you did. I'm asking if you are serious about it, because it's completely specious, and to your point, they aren't even necessarily related to each other, so I'm wondering if you are actually serious in putting it forward.
The covid response had some good side effects, such as increased savings rates, decreased pollution, etc. You asked me if I was 'being serious', implying that believing the covid response had good side effects is somehow 'unserious'. I am totally serious, despite being against the covid response in general. Because I'm not an absolutist.
