Well, it's one way but not the only way.

If this persists, the lockdowns will become more and more unpopular to the point where it's worthwhile for parties to run in elections on anti-lockdown platforms, and then when one of those parties wins, the lockdowns will be gone. That's kind of the whole point of democracy.

However, you're right, if everyone just stopped paying attention to all these covid measures en masse then there'd be little the gov't could do.

Well, it's one way but not the only way.

If this persists, the lockdowns will become more and more unpopular to the point where it's worthwhile for parties to run in elections on anti-lockdown platforms, and then when one of those parties wins, the lockdowns will be gone. That's kind of the whole point of democracy.

However, you're right, if every just stopped paying attention to all these covid measures en masse then there'd be little the gov't could do.