I am no fan of lockdowns, masks etc.
One of the few benefits of the pandemic was that kids washed their hands with hot, soapy water for 20-30 seconds. Adults also did that, too. Simple hygiene was re-introduced to the world. I think the slathering of hand sanitizer and wiping down shopping carts was overkill but, on some level, it may have helped keep down pedestrian bacteria etc.
I bet you that many folks - vaxxed and unvaxxed - are back to 3-seconds of cold water after a lav visit. Such is life.
That's not exactly 'risky behavior' but it's the same sentiment.
I'm not going to legislate hygiene. But I bet many leftist would LOVE that.
My personal view is that the mandates were akin to a "risk elimination" mindset that is cost-prohibitive. In investing, there is a concept of risk-minimization whereby you lower your risk of loss or volatility by spreading your eggs across several baskets. However, one risk you cannot diversity away is the "systematic risk" or the risk inherent in the system...call it market risk or whatever, the basic reality is some baseline level of risk will ALWAYS exist, and you can't avoid it.
Laws that support, life, liberty, and property are right and proper. Some laws act as a deterrent and will stop people on the margin from doing bad things...this is akin to diversifying away the non-systematic risk.
However, at some baseline level, in a relatively free society of 330MM people, if this bug is with us forever, you cannot live under constant lockdown. We cannot eliminate the systematic risks in a free society. Some folks won't get the vax. Some folks won't wear masks. People won't wash hands and will make out with strangers at the bar.
That is life. We need to learn to deal with the fact that our neighbors will engage in "risky behavior" and our job is to manage our own lives and MYOB.