As crazy as they may seem to people who aren't you or I, it's actually happening where I live. The Silicon Valley (specifically Santa Clara county) has seen AMAZING results from doing most of the things I just listed above.

I'm not from there so I can't really say. But, there isn't really any information I can find that says the lockdowns are really that effective. It's just delaying the inevitable. I guess you could say that is effective in that it will keep hospital beds empty longer if needed. But other than that, I've seen no real conclusive evidence that says it's preventing the spread. If there was stronger evidence to support it, I would most likely support it.

No-lockdown Sweden has had 347 deaths per million; lockdown Belgium, with a similar population, has had 763 deaths per million.

Also, most of America is extremely rural. Big cities will need to be more cautious with these sort of things as it's easier to spread things in dense populated areas. There isn't really a one size for all solution. I'm in Indiana. We do have a mask mandate. It's punishable by law as a misdemeanor to not have one on where required. But, in my area, there's not much virus activity. Some places are enforcing the masks, some not. I was just shopping the other day and at least 50% of the people in the store weren't wearing a mask.

My biggest gripe with the whole lockdowns is all the small businesses that have been screwed over. While big business like Walmart and Amazon are posting huge numbers. This isn't the first time there's been a pandemic. The HK flu in the 60s killed over 100k americans and 1 mil+ worldwide and infected millions more. No lockdowns then.