I'd agree with this. She made huge political capital about being "not Boris" and portraying herself as the calm and steady leader taking sensible decisions.
But our kids were out of school so much longer, then there was all the "what's a cafe" debate, the slicing the bottoms of doors off in schools, the rules about pubs being able to open but not serve alcohol, restaurants not being allowed to play music, not leaving your council area irrespective of where you lived, blended learning which caused such a stooshie it was rolled back and they tried to kid on they never meant 30% of the time in school at all, "vertical drinking" not being allowed, masks for far longer than in the rest of the UK, being told "just because you can doesn't mean you should" and the rest of it.
The Covid enquiry found that a small group was making the decisions with no accountability. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clygy5z0zyzo And the jury is out on whether all her extra restrictions and rules made one iota of difference.
It showed though in sparkling clarity how the SNP operates. Decision making concentrated in the hands of two or three people. No formal meetings or minute keeping to make huge decisions like shutting schools. No challenge from the rest of the party or MSPs because the leader is seen as beyond criticism. People who DO criticise like Ash Regan or Joanna Cherry are ostracized and shunned. Those who do bad things (like Margaret Ferrier or Patrick Grady) but who remain loyal are supported. The culture of the whole party is so toxic.