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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t understand why people are stocking up.

Most people in the world will get this within the year. Symptoms will be like most seasonal respiratory viruses, with corresponding severity for elderly and immunocompromised. It has been shown to be mild in children.

The only thing I can think is that they will close schools and other public places of gathering to slow the spread by a few days so resources can be better allocated. But that just means you should stock some stuff for your kids so they won’t be bored. I will start with basic scientific books about germs, books about working together with other people to solve problems, and books like Chicken Little about not believing anything and everything you hear.[/quote]

Even if that’s the case and it’s like having a cold, China’s supply chain is going to have a lot of downhill implications for stuff we like to consume. I don’t want medicine to be one of them. Having extra food or supplies is generally a good thing. If not for a new virus, then for the many weather events we see in a year[/quote]

Yeah, it’s true we are really dependent on China for medicine. I wish some of the money and energy spent on prepping would be devoted to getting out the vote. With a more functional government we could plan for some of these contingencies.

As for weather events, sure... I guess. I have never once been in a weather event so severe that it required weeks let alone months of emergency supplies. And I have lived in earthquake, tornado, blizzard country, you name it. Guess why I haven’t needed those supplies? Oh right... functional institutions.

I get that it is nice to feel some measure of control in the face of the unknown. The fact is that we rely on each other, on our institutions, on our collective knowledge and intelligence. We would be better served investing in that than in jars of PB that will no doubt be thrown away.

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