This serves to show the damage lockdowns cause, though there really is no alternative. What I mean is that in normal life we would sit in a cafe socialising, chatting with friends and putting the world to rights. Every little thing would get discussed and analysed, and myths would get squashed. We learn from observing and talking with others and accepting advice. Because older people in particular have been deprived of this interaction many may have become more fearful, more gullible, more confused and less able to sift through the overload of information.