> you can't criticize a decision made with limited information with perfect information, and pretend like you would've seen the perfect information at the time.

I can absolutely criticize handwavy low knowledge / high impact decisions afterwards, because that's what they were and that was clear to many at that time already. Consensus wasn't reached based on knowledge, but based on power.

Luckily I came to that conclusion early during the pandemic, so I don't feel compelled to defend unethical decisions now.