That’s not how the modern American thinks, we’re so used to things just being always available in mass quantities, we’ve all but forgotten shortages happen and life requires problem solving. Look at what happened with the toliet paper thing, you can easily just use/wash a cloth (obviously not ideal, I’d recommend a bidet first and foremost) but your average American would rather rally at Costco and get into a fist fight over their precious rolls because they can’t comprehend or cope with adaptation, lol.

Lol people forget this. Had a major storm roll through the area a few years back (Iowa) and everyone was lined up at the gas stations bitching while I was doin Dandy with a full battery (along with the others who keep their tanks full or recently filled up). A lack of preparation will not be mitigated magically by technology.