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We do know that, however, as we keep seeing it. The reason no one can find toilet paper is not because there isn't enough, it's because the public either went

We do know that, however, as we keep seeing it. The reason no one can find toilet paper is not because there isn't enough, it's because the public either went nuts mimicking Asian buying (they don't produce TP, they did have a shortage), went nuts overbuying due to the resulting apparent shortage, or went evil trying to take advantage of everyone else by reselling and price gouging. The same thing is happening with food now. Bread yeast that used to go for ~ $8 to $14 a box, can be found now only from resellers trying to charge upwards of $70 for it. In Massachusetts, early action on shelter-at-home, before the order went out, seems to have helped, as it has in California. But in Southern states the common thinking is that this is something that just happens to someone else. It's just the flu. What's horrific about that is that even if New York, for example, succeeds, it could come back anyway because of these folks. They'll know it's denial when reality kills them in the middle of their opinion-touting.

stcredzero 7y ago
But in Southern states the common thinking is that this is something that just happens to someone else. If one is in a rural environment, this view is understandable. Not seeing one's neighbors (outside of now cancelled gatherings) may well be the norm. It's just the flu. What's horrific about that is that even if New York, for example, succeeds, it could come back anyway because of these folks. If there is an unlucky mutation and a 2nd go around, the likelihood of that is driven by population. It's the population centers like New York which would most likely produce this. They'll know it's denial when reality kills them in the middle of their opinion-touting. That's often how a free society works. People are free to make decisions, good and bad, and others can then learn from their mistakes. We must be willing to convince, not coerce, when we can.

stcredzero 7y ago

But in Southern states the common thinking is that this is something that just happens to someone else. If one is in a rural environment, this view is understandable. Not seeing one's neighbors (outside of now cancelled gatherings) may well be the norm. It's just the flu. What's horrific about that is that even if New York, for example, succeeds, it could come back anyway because of these folks. If there is an unlucky mutation and a 2nd go around, the likelihood of that is driven by population. It's the population centers like New York which would most likely produce this. They'll know it's denial when reality kills them in the middle of their opinion-touting. That's often how a free society works. People are free to make decisions, good and bad, and others can then learn from their mistakes. We must be willing to convince, not coerce, when we can.