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I don't think I'm overestimating. It's all anecdotal, but I'm hearing things from friends, seeing lots of instances on social media. The NYT just covered one of
by _bxg1 7y ago
I don't think I'm overestimating. It's all anecdotal, but I'm hearing things from friends, seeing lots of instances on social media. The NYT just covered one of them: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/14/technology/coronavirus-purell-wipes-amazon-sellers.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/14/technology/coronavirus-pu...
- true_religion 7y agoThat guy isn’t an overprepper. He tried to buy a monopoly on the product so he could price gouge.
- _bxg1 7y agoThe distinction isn't relevant to the discussion at hand
- true_religion 7y agoWell it works of is, as people like him are committing illegal acts so it’s already heavily discouraged and supplies may be seized. Over prepping though isn’t illegal, so many more people could do it.