Americans are coronavirus panic-buying spiral hams and oatmilk

Please reconsider the framing - the problem isn’t Americans, panic-buyers, hoarders, or otherwise - but rather the fragility of a just-in-time food system that is exposed when probable and actual demand no longer align. Ex. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/27/the-guardian-view-on-empty-supermarket-shelves-panic-is-not-the-problem
Let’s let each other off the hook a bit more - we’re all neighbours, after all!

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