But "pessimist" is more characters to type...
And, cynically, I see an amazing amount of selfishness around Covid.
One side won't wear masks because it impinges their freedom, and they'd rather have their freedom than not have vulnerable people die.
The other side wants to get everyone to do what they're supposed to do so that they (the ones demanding that others do what they should) can get back to living like they want, and never mind if they run over others' freedom or limitations on governmental authority or whatever. (Yes, I know, the second group is also concerned about the vulnerable. But it seems to me that at least some of the outrage comes from "Things should go the way I want them to, and it's unacceptable that the actions of others take that away from me.")