I live in Texas and am surprised by the people upset about this. A lot of businesses will probably still require masks. Honestly the main problem is that they have scared people for so long with the hysteria that now they think masks save them from everything.
Of course there are people saying “but he isn’t following the science!”
Honestly If you can’t see that the virus will spread regardless of lockdowns or masks. If you are high risk take further precautions
The dearth of mortality thing could be interesting to see how that plays out. I never thought of that. My grandfather got the WuFlu and died. His quality of life had fallen off a cliff before Covid even hit. I wouldn't have bet a dime he'd make it two years. Hell, I might could make an argument it did him a favor. I've been through the ole age deaths of a lot of relatives, it's often slow and brutal.