In Sydney, Australia, I am finding it way worse than that.

The cognitive dissonance is completely off the charts!

No second lock-down seems to on the horizon, just a constant cauldron of boiling COVID fear. Which, as you say, people seem to love, and there is almost a sense of disappointment in some people that we haven't had our second lock-down!

It is pure insanity!

It seems the vast majority here have complete trust in media and our Gov... frightening! My own mother won't discuss anything other than her dog, Thanksgiving and Christmas, even though the restrictions are making her life demonstrably worse.

Everyone is extraordinarily complacent (we're the best in the world), and complete compliance (our Gov knows best, and would never do anything to hurt us).

I have started describing Sydney as "District 1", from The Hunger Games... It is surreal!