By the OP's own admission this is only "wearing masks" right now. That's what I was referring to. When you use "restrictions" so broadly you make the burden sound far more severe than what it is in reality to many people: "I have to wear masks indoors when in public."
I feel like even if you think mask mandates are actually a big deal and too much for a human to intolerable, you should be able to understand why others (like me) genuinely don't see them that way?
No I'm not. You're the one ignoring the vast majority of what I wrote. I explicitly addressed the restrictions during the pre-vaccine, mid-vaccine, and post-vaccine periods. They did not all summarize to "it's not that bad"; only the present (i.e. the post-vaccine period) did, and that's what you addressed. Now you're clearly misrepresenting my comment while mixing them up and adding in speculation about the future, and this is pretty unproductive, so I likely won't be replying further.
I agree with OP. These restrictions are incredibly disruptive to every day life and causing plenty of mental strain. If there was some end game, then people could put on a stiff upper lip. But it's clear there isn't one.
We've gone from "2 weeks to bend the curve" to "vaccines will allow us to return to normality" to "well the vaccinated are still getting infected" to "everyone needs a booster" and now "well, the vaccine might not work that well with the new variant, so hold tight".
We're coming up to the 2 year mark. It seems pretty clear to me that the present approach mean we we are likely looking at years of continuing restrictions that wax and wane. If you asked people what the summer of 2022 will be like, anyone who says they know is lying to themselves.
I'm guessing we'll still be dealing with masks, vaccine boosters, travel restrictions and disruptions to work and school 2 years from now.