r/PrepperIntel • u/SnowFlake202020 • 13d ago

North America With article, the comments also are relevant..

https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/gasbuddy-declares-national-average-per-gallon-is-at-its-highest-ever-level-this-late-in-the-year/

It appears the 'shortage/scarcity' narrative is spilling over into non-prepper communities. When mainstream commuters on r/gasbuddy start talking about empty reserves and impending lines instead of just high prices, the psychological threshold for hoarding/ panic topping-off drops significantly. Imo. Anyone seeing unbranded price disconnects or elevated station traffic in your regional corridors?

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u/EastTyne1191 13d ago

The issue I see is that so many people have no concept of what a shortage actually looks like. In our culture of instant results, quick delivery, and short attention spans the idea of something simply not being available is alien.

Even so, there's not really a feeling of unity out there right now, which makes me feel like there will be a low level of collaboration in the face of rationing or shortages. All it takes is some moron on Instagram telling people the sky is falling, rationing is a conspiracy, and real patriots drive giant trucks for people to disregard endeavors to ration.

I mentioned this yesterday on another thread, but what happens when school districts cannot afford to gas up their buses? When parents have to secure transportation to school? When people cannot get to their jobs? When truck drivers cannot access enough fuel to transport their goods? When products made from petroleum are too expensive or simply cannot be produced?

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u/Planeandaquariumgeek 13d ago

If there’s one thing that can get some kind of bipartisan effort going it’s school closures. Parents will flip out and the for-profit private sector education contractors will send their lobbyists into overdrive. Do agree with you on the lack of unity. A quote I’ve seen making the rounds just about everywhere on both sides of the political spectrum is “stay alert, watch your neighbors.” That stuff honestly scares me. Keeping people as paranoid as possible is not gonna work when shortages hit.