The Minutes of David Friedberg on lockdowns https://minutesof.com/david-friedberg/on/lockdowns/ Everything David Friedberg has said on lockdowns: 6 verbatim quotes from May 2020, each with a timestamp and a link to the recording it came from. en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:22:43 +0000 Friedberg argues underreaction caused the pandemic while overreaction will cause depression. https://minutesof.com/q/4e637448-ee2f-4413-a168-e4132a193c9c/ https://minutesof.com/q/4e637448-ee2f-4413-a168-e4132a193c9c/ “And two months ago today, I tweeted that the pandemic, that under reaction caused the pandemic and overreaction will cause the depression. And I think that's kind of where we are right now.” — All-In Podcast Thu, 21 May 2020 05:18:18 +0000 lockdowns Friedberg argues that underreaction caused the pandemic and overreaction will cause a depression. https://minutesof.com/q/bab084f9-8520-4ff3-ab84-5583c69f7bc5/ https://minutesof.com/q/bab084f9-8520-4ff3-ab84-5583c69f7bc5/ “I tweeted that the pandemic, that under reaction caused the pandemic and overreaction will cause the depression. And I think that's kind of where we are right now.” — All-In Podcast Thu, 21 May 2020 05:18:18 +0000 lockdowns Friedberg says hospitals never became overwhelmed yet lockdowns continue, and those wanting to end lockdowns r https://minutesof.com/q/ea4c04c9-8271-41b8-bbef-e580abfbfc8e/ https://minutesof.com/q/ea4c04c9-8271-41b8-bbef-e580abfbfc8e/ “Well, nowhere in the country did the hospitals get overwhelmed and we're still in these lockdowns. And so, you know, I think that it's long overdue for it to end.” — All-In Podcast Thu, 21 May 2020 05:18:18 +0000 lockdowns Friedberg advocates ending lockdowns while wearing masks, a position he says neither political side supports. https://minutesof.com/q/8f446ea1-f874-4098-8af3-c8a6ffe17535/ https://minutesof.com/q/8f446ea1-f874-4098-8af3-c8a6ffe17535/ “So, you know, where I come out on this thing is that I think we should end lockdowns but wear masks, and it's very hard to find anybody, you know, in the political spectrum who agrees with that because, you know, one side wants to keep lockdowns going indefinitely and the other doesn't want us to wear masks.” — All-In Podcast Thu, 21 May 2020 05:18:18 +0000 lockdowns Friedberg argues that two-thirds of the population under 60 without preexisting conditions face minimal COVID https://minutesof.com/q/e46e3885-5725-4e3d-bba2-ec5775416256/ https://minutesof.com/q/e46e3885-5725-4e3d-bba2-ec5775416256/ “for people 60 who don't have these preexisting conditions, it's just not, yes, there's always examples to the contrary, but it's not this sort of gigantic risk.” — All-In Podcast Thu, 21 May 2020 05:18:18 +0000 lockdowns Friedberg argues two-thirds of the population faces low COVID risk yet remains locked down. https://minutesof.com/q/7b8f2f4c-f5f4-46c9-95cd-c4217aa5820d/ https://minutesof.com/q/7b8f2f4c-f5f4-46c9-95cd-c4217aa5820d/ “And so for two thirds of the population, they don't have a huge risk and we're still locking them down.” — All-In Podcast Thu, 21 May 2020 05:18:18 +0000 lockdowns