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		cinntaile on March 23, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Anyone else suddenly become a 'prepper'? You and others like you have basically caused the problem since our JIT supply chains can't deal with such sudden surges.

throwaway6532 on March 23, 2022 [–]

Which is why it's far, far better to pre-panic buy than to panic buy.

Surges are one thing, but they're not going to end the system by themselves. There are other things which the supply chains can't deal with are what worry me more.

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