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I have to agree here with robomartin. Stores might be open or they might not. Even though there is large chance they might remain open - they will almost certai

by v0tary 7y ago

I have to agree here with robomartin. Stores might be open or they might not. Even though there is large chance they might remain open - they will almost certainly be overrun if this were to go into panic mode. I can't even buy dust masks at my local home improvement store as they are out of stock. And that's not even a necessity! Nothing wrong in being prepared for an emergency.

robomartin 7y ago
Exactly. It makes me really wonder about these people who savagely down-vote stuff like this on HN. Are they so out of touch with reality? Or is it just a fun sport of sort. There's a strain of people on HN that love down-voting anything that is common sense. As if that single click will take reality and make it align with the way they would like the universe to exist. It's laughable at best, and very very sad. I don't really care about points but it is interesting to see how certain things are not debated and just stomped on and anything that aligns with the cargo cult is supported. Here's news from Italy that very much applies to what I've been saying: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/australians-in-italy-s-coronavirus-hit-region-describe-apocalypse-era-conditions https://www.sbs.com.au/news/australians-in-italy-s-coronavir... As you said, there's nothing wrong to prepare for an emergency. And, by definition, you have to do it before the need arises. I have no interest in having to fight though desperate mobs to get food for my kids. I pretty much got everything we need to shelter in place for about 60 days now, including medicine, masks, etc. I also got extra supplies to be able to help neighbors who might not be as prepared as we are. I guess I am an evil person for suggesting this and acting this way. So sorry.