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There is massive passive aggressive defiance of shelter in place in my local area. The outdoor rec areas are packed to the brim. I've never seen them this crowded. On certain roads, there are many more bicyclists than cars.

The grocery stores are packed--although oddly enough, the parking lots have many more empty spaces than before during 'rush hour.'

I laughed at the Italians when they implemented (and followed) social distancing. Now, it's in place locally! WTF?!?

I don't know if people are being 'defiant.' But perhaps there is some subconscious realization or even a conscious one, that their freedoms are scarce, and can be taken from them at a moment's notice. People don't need to be told 'enjoy your limited freedoms while you still can;' they instinctively realize they don't have long.

On a positive note, stock is increasing: it's relatively poor, but getting better slowly, at a snail's pace. There has to be some cap to how much food and toilet paper people can buy. The cap is high, but it's still there. The bottom of the barrel pricing model is gone for now. With the sales gone, non perishables are being sold at list, meaning double the typical sale pricing, and sometimes a lot more than that. The hoarders have screwed us pretty good, at least for the short term. There is likely going to be a lot of wasted food from these recent hoarding adventures.

And yeah, still no toilet paper in stock. At least not on a busy weekday evening.

Good grief, all of this over a completely concocted pseudo-crisis.