On the "don't stockpile" pleas: I think it is fine to stockpile before the crisis hits. We are in the stage where that information will affect investment, how

On the "don't stockpile" pleas: I think it is fine to stockpile before the crisis hits. We are in the stage where that information will affect investment, how manufactures allocate resources, etc. Basically they will respond with an early stockpile signal by producing more. So when the crisis hits, the supply will be greater. EG - I think we are still in a stage in US where stockpiling is adding more to the production signal than it is actively causing scarcity. Stockpiling for the purposes of reselling when the demand spikes doesn't strike me as evil either... It seems like a reasonable market solution for distributing items.