Maybe someone old(er) like me already mentioned Chicken Pox Parties parents would have decades ago. A cousin would get them, and all the relatives who had not had them would cart their little children over for exposure. Planned herd immunity. Today, we see the danger in this. And, its not an option with this covid stuff.
I understand flattening the curve. Its a good plan. My concern is the younger, immortal generation who remains aloof and noncompliant. You know, the ones who went down for spring break and are right now sweating on the beach. They will be entering flying petri dish canisters to return snd expose everyone they know.
Also, why the hoarding TP? Do people not recall the Sears Roebuck catalog nailed inside the outhouse? My parents still had one at their homestead in Grand Marais, Michigan until the septic was in. You sprinkled lime down to get rid of the stink. Somewhere down there are a pair of Superman boy underwear, too, from a potty training mishap while daddy was in charge. Dad used his pocket knife to snip the sides, and wiped him with the rest. Done and dusted.
My point is we all have rags. And laundry. I even have a huge stash of cloth diapers. Saved for who the hell even knows. They just make me happy to look at. Paid $1 each when the diaper service went tits up in the early 90s. I nursed, too, so never feared a formula shortage or water problem.
If everything goes tits up, me and mine are all good. Not so certain about the loons I see out panic purchasing, however.