"Slow the rise of cases" is a stupid goal. "Slow the rise of expensive outcomes like hospitalizations or deaths so the 'infrastructure' can cope" is better, but still condescending and ultimately disruptive and unhelpful.

Lockdowns do not save lives. Lockdowns stretch the inevitable over a longer period for the very dubious benefit of having fewer problems right this second, traded for more and expanded problems on until the indefinite. In practice we do not even experience "fewer problems right this second" we experience different and unnecessary ACUTE problems right this second.