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But then the counterpoint is that once panic steps in it becomes hard to manage. People should be called to take this seriously and to proper civic duties. Pan

by afiori 7y ago

But then the counterpoint is that once panic steps in it becomes hard to manage. People should be called to take this seriously and to proper civic duties. Panic is was caused the toilet paper craze.

zapita 7y ago
Oh no! The toilet paper craze. That is absolutely the biggest threat we are facing right now. Not the complacency on display everywhere.
- afiori 7y ago
  I would say that the biggest threat is a dichotomy fallacy. Just because an extreme is wrong it does not mean that the other is right. This should be taken seriously and people should put effort into prevention, but honestly I would prefer calling upon people's sense of civic duty rather than panic.
  - pfdietz 7y ago
    At this point, if we're not seeing at least some panic we're doing it wrong. The level of warning has to be such that the most skittish elements of society are freaked out, otherwise the average person will not be taking it seriously enough.
- Tainnor 7y ago
  In Germany (and probably other places too), people are stealing masks and desinfectant from hospitals - places where this is really needed. I think this is a big issue and it needs to be addressed.
  - hef19898 7y ago
    This, not this toilett pper issue, is why panic is bad. Toilett paper hording just is a great early sign from from the more serious stuff happening as well.
gpderetta 7y ago
> Panic is was caused the toilet paper craze. If that's the extent of the damage caused by panic, then we are going to be fine.
- afiori 7y ago
  To this I would point out that two months ago you could say that about COVID-19
  - gpderetta 7y ago
    I man, the situation is extremely dire. I'm just amused by the 'toilet buying' craze which in comparison to everything else is a very mild issue.
pfdietz 7y ago
Or perhaps the shortage of toilet paper was a consequence of rational preparation for a worst case scenario, not a sign of panic.
- afiori 7y ago
  That is actually entirely possible, I imagine supermarkets try to minimize storage as much as anyone else so shortages might just mean that people are just synchronously doing normal shopping. In at least a few cases though I doubt it was not panic buying.

by afiori 7y ago

But then the counterpoint is that once panic steps in it becomes hard to manage. People should be called to take this seriously and to proper civic duties. Panic is was caused the toilet paper craze.

zapita 7y ago

Oh no! The toilet paper craze. That is absolutely the biggest threat we are facing right now. Not the complacency on display everywhere.

afiori 7y ago
I would say that the biggest threat is a dichotomy fallacy. Just because an extreme is wrong it does not mean that the other is right. This should be taken seriously and people should put effort into prevention, but honestly I would prefer calling upon people's sense of civic duty rather than panic.
- pfdietz 7y ago
  At this point, if we're not seeing at least some panic we're doing it wrong. The level of warning has to be such that the most skittish elements of society are freaked out, otherwise the average person will not be taking it seriously enough.
Tainnor 7y ago
In Germany (and probably other places too), people are stealing masks and desinfectant from hospitals - places where this is really needed. I think this is a big issue and it needs to be addressed.
- hef19898 7y ago
  This, not this toilett pper issue, is why panic is bad. Toilett paper hording just is a great early sign from from the more serious stuff happening as well.

gpderetta 7y ago

> Panic is was caused the toilet paper craze. If that's the extent of the damage caused by panic, then we are going to be fine.

afiori 7y ago
To this I would point out that two months ago you could say that about COVID-19
- gpderetta 7y ago
  I man, the situation is extremely dire. I'm just amused by the 'toilet buying' craze which in comparison to everything else is a very mild issue.

pfdietz 7y ago

Or perhaps the shortage of toilet paper was a consequence of rational preparation for a worst case scenario, not a sign of panic.

afiori 7y ago
That is actually entirely possible, I imagine supermarkets try to minimize storage as much as anyone else so shortages might just mean that people are just synchronously doing normal shopping. In at least a few cases though I doubt it was not panic buying.