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[deborahdeshoftim5779]

Panic Buying: Theory of Advanced Stupidity

Panic buyers think that in the event of a quarantine, there will be food shortages. They believe this, because of the fact that they will have to remain at home for the vast majority of the time. 

What they fail to realise, of course, is that supermarkets selling essentials will have to remain open during a lockdown (as they currently are in Italy and Spain). It is access which will be limited, as people will have to form orderly queues and remain at least 1 metre away from each other while shopping. 

This begs the question of why people supposedly concerned about self-isolation would congregate in supermarkets with other people to fight over shopping items. Potentially, they could have the virus by the time they got home! Toilet paper won’t help, then! 

Panic buyers absurdly over-estimate how much they will need to eat, while ignoring the constant availability of food and essential household materials. They also over-estimate how many times they will have to wash their hands, while ignoring the fact that people without access to soap are more vulnerable to contracting coronavirus and unknowingly spreading it. 

After the next few months, panic buyers will be left with shelves full of mouldy tomatoes, stale bread, rancid milk, unused toilet paper, unopened soap, sealed hand sanitisers, uneaten pasta, bags of flour, and stacks of tins. They will then panic again, rushing to the supermarket to buy yet more possessions “just in case” coronavirus comes back and they have to self-quarantine again. 

The cycle continues. 

I have often been guilty of over-buying groceries and the subsequent waste. Fortunately, I have taken steps within the last 1-2 years to consume less overall, which has been hugely beneficial for my health and well-being. At no point have I starved, or faced imminent starvation. 

This is an illusion spread by panic buyers, who then infect others with this panic when they see empty shelves. I am pleased to say that I felt nothing but amusement and pity when I saw shelves devoid of pasta or toiletries today. It may take a few weeks, but the food and non-food essentials will be back in plenty, because there is absolutely no shortage and no need to hoard anything. 

It’s worth nothing that we already live in a panic buyer society. Every year, people hoard food and non-food items for Christmas. Black Friday, one of the most insidious and damaging “holidays” ever devised by man, is nothing but panic buying at artificially low prices. It’s not worry about the virus or the need to take precautions which fuels panic buying: it’s greed, artificial worries, and sheer stupidity which leads people to strip supermarket shelves bare. 

As I have said beforehand, every shop assistant I have met says “people have gone mad”, and that there is no need for panic buying. Supermarket heads are saying that people should not stockpile, because there is enough for everyone. Doctors and other medical professionals have given advice which can be followed using reasonable amounts of soap, water, tissues, and kitchen towels. At no point, even with the most dire (but unproven) predictions, have they ever sanctioned hoarding products. 

Panic buying is a product of artificial worry, greed, and stupidity. 

[sirena-hydrocleaner]

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[thepravasitraveller]

While I do understand the panic around #omicron (somehow sounds like a transformer name) LOL 😂 I thought I should be a little more thoughtful and remind you to have your coffee/tea of your day. 😁 Sit back and rethink how many times will we be repeating the same #panic over and over again? While each virus will mutate which is an inevitable truth. How do you plan to live your next 5 years matter! #stoppanicking #becautious #drinkyourcoffee #liveforthemoment #letsskiptothegoodpart #turkishcoffee #fethiye #turkey (at Fethiye) https://www.instagram.com/p/CW25FAvt4s_/?utm_medium=tumblr

[tukuhnikivats]

Please people, stop panic buying. I have asthma, COPD, sleep apnea, allergies, and sinus issues. I can't find distilled water anywhere for my CPAP or my sinus rinse. My local store can't even get it from distributors! I can barely find Mucinex. It's allergy season, I already can't breathe. There are millions of people like me in the same boat. We are getting more exposed to coronavirus by having to go to multiple stores on multiple days trying to find essentials. Stop being greedy jerks. Distilled water doesn't even taste good to drink. Some asshole probably has a whole basement of it and won't even use it. You can drink tap water. You can use a water purifier. I can't put tap water in my CPAP or sinus rinse. #stoppanicking #panicbuying #thinkofothers #bekind #asthma #asthmaproblems #sleepapnea #copd #chronicbronchitis #sinusinfection (at Wells, Nevada) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-fiEMsFY0u/?igshid=tnu8wxy50cs0

[beautydori-blog]

It’s soo surprising how we can change wour principles, plans, our energy... During of those #pandemic problems, I realized what things is important for me... and on what things I really need to focus every single day! Be grateful and thankful for your family and people around you 🙏🏻🙏🏻 I know we will get through this...together ❤️❤️❤️ #besafe #behealthy #stayhome #stayhealthy #staysafe #stopcoronavírus #stopcomplaining #stoppanicking #beauty #nailsofinstagram #londonmanicure #springbreak2020 (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-SblaShW8S/?igshid=1r89lmrpwwb2c

[love-decmber-zebra]

Just to let everyone know as long as we shop what we need. There is plenty for everyone #stoppanicking （在 See Woo） https://www.instagram.com/p/B9_2Lhhl4OE/?igshid=1in9vozi5x6ow

[deborahdeshoftim5779]

NHS workers end long shifts to find supermarket shelves empty, thanks to the greed and stupidity of panic buyers in the UK. A horrible video of an NHS worker weeping after she found the shelves empty has been shared, leading an NHS medical chief to say the UK “should be ashamed” of this. As he rightly stated, the country IS NOT running out of food (or non-food) items. This is a manufactured panic, caused by greed and stupidity. The available data, though uncertain in many respects, does NOT justify the spasms of insanity that leave normally full shelves empty, as I saw in Marks & Spencer, Aldi, Tesco, Sainsburys-- even my local newsagent has been cleaned out of toilet roll and handwash items. This is pathetic. 

[ziniasposts]

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[wellnesstngirl]

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[justisborred]

A lot of folks are buying the dumbest stuff right now. If you want to stay (or get) healthy during this time TOILET PAPER ISN’T GOING TO SAVE YOUR LIFE. Vitamins and minerals. Fruits and vegetables #thatrona #coronavirus preys on the sick and filthy so take the steps to clean your body inside and out. *Notpictured* water filter since the same people over buying toilet paper bought up all the stores water but left the water filters on sale in stock 🤨#stoppanicking Posted @withregram • @ceelogreen #goodpoint https://www.instagram.com/p/B9wnXVEnTfQ/?igshid=uq7cvkg10auk

[moxiewidow]

I feel like I constantly need to step in a shower with all the fear and anxiety that surrounds me. You won't solve any crisis by going into a crisis. Stop panicking. Stop watching the fear-mongering on TV. Stop emotionally manipulating people online because you're trying to control ANYTHING. Take a breath. Get a grip. This too, shall pass. Focus on those you love, colors, scents, sounds... Get grounded in Gratitude for the blessings you still have, instead of worrying about the things that you imagine are bigger than you now.#butfirstcoffee #cawfeetawk #attitudeofgratitude #goodgodgetagripgirl #calmthefuckdown #gratefulfirst #stoppanicking #turnoffthetv #dontletfearrunyou #mindfulandblessed (at Oceanside, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-clHGTjqW1/?igshid=1poigw56z3c5s

[redpandat527]

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[patou1969]

Changement de sujet - Changing the subject #montrealartist #photographer #reacttothis #stoppanicking https://www.instagram.com/p/B9rJ5IynNXm/?igshid=nmvi3g7jl867

[ladressebistro]

We don’t sell #corona #beer And again we don’t have #coronavirus So no #coronavirusoutbreak Yet no relation between #coronabeer and #coronaviruses #wuhanvirus is in #china not in #vietnam or #district2 #saigon #stoppanicking #people #ladressebistro #ladresse #bistrosaigon #pasteurstreetbrewing #eastwestbrewingco #heartofdarknessbrewery #beervana #craftbeerasia #beerreview #beervirus #beervirus🙈 #novirushere #keepcalmdrinkbeers #craftbeer #bottledbeer #🍺🍺🍺 (at L'Adresse Bistro Saigon) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7_Lr9vBZxp/?igshid=5l1sy9fzyhnb

[deborahdeshoftim5779]

Amazing how selective the panic buyers can be when it comes to protection against coronavirus. Soap is highly effective against the coronavirus and is usually recommended first, before hand sanitisers. 

People really be panic buying alcohol and sanitizers and then I look on the nearby shelf and soap is still on stock like ??? You gonna use alcohol but won't wash your hands with soap? I don't understand.