We only have to take a look at the list of public health orders of our individual states/territories to see how difficult it was to “Blindly follow government advice”.
I doubt if even the most Pro Panic merchants would have been able to keep up with what was the best medical and scientific advice available, on any given day.
Masks on masks off, sitting down for a beer was okay, standing up for a beer was was worse than kicking nanna or pop’s in the nether regions, buying milk at Voles was okay, buying milk at the Deli wasn’t 1.5 m social distancing was good, 2 m social distancing was the bare minimum and the list goes on and on.
Then if we look at what those people who distrusted the novel treatments suggested, it went from those who didn’t believe the jabs would work so why take them out to they’ve a 5G tracking system.
Every great lie has always had its foundations based in plausible truths and that cuts both ways.
So your assertion that there are only 2 options to me is false.
Which side of the debate was/is more correct ?
I still firmly believe those who were able to decline the offer of joining the experiment are firmly ahead.
