Something people should be aware of is that case fatality rates aren't indicative of ultimate mortality since cases are probably under reported. Contemporary research suggests that actual mortality may be below 1.0% (still skewing heavily towards the elderly and immunocompromised).
This does not however, mean that COVID19 shouldn't be taken seriously. Daily deaths attributed to COVID19 are currently higher than heart disease; America's number one killer. There's still a lot of comorbidity to sift through, but we don't go from zero to 30,000 deaths in a little over a month for something that is no big deal.
The lock down is probably responsible for helping severely curb the spread in Texas and California. The two most populous states. If people were dying there like they are dying in Louisiana, total deaths would be 50% higher right now. What we are doing is working. Even in places that people claim aren't locking down like Sweden, universities have closed and people are being ask to work from home. It's also worth mentioning that Sweden's per capita deaths are currently above the US's. And even places reacting less harshly see benefits from their neighbors doing stricter lock downs. The entire United States, and probably the entire world, benefits from the fact that New York City is boarding 90% less passengers right now.
Maybe Sweden has the optimal approach though. I don't know. But even the countries that are "doing nothing" like Sweden are in fact, doing something and taking this very seriously. Nearly every country on the planet, as advised by their medical experts and economists, is taking this seriously.
If you think you've out thought the room on this, you're probably wrong.