From what I can tell we have already passed peak government response. Sure i could continue locking myself down, quit and get a WFH job so that i can survive, and just basically never do anything else.
Is that only reasonable response to just get COVID and toss the dice that it'll be mild?
Yes - because even though you're very likely to get it eventually you can either get it now when cases are high and health systems are stressed or later when health systems are fine and better therapeutics like Paxlovid are out.