I totally agree with you, both sides are infringing on us. Covid was not about protecting anyone. Every step was an exercise of control and testing the population for future events.
Social media has been about control, framing the narrative and pushing people to conform. I dumped FB, IG and Twitter 2 years ago.
As far as my past in LE, I fall in the group that opposes the over reach of the government. And in law enforcement over reach is a daily issue. I have been out 6 years but the damage still lingers.
I also agree that simply being content would be a nice spot to be.
Looks like alot of agreeing.