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Kurshuk t1_j1hac5b wrote

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You're taking about a populace that decimated toilet paper at the slightest bump in the road. If something really breaks they're not making it.

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Soronir t1_j1ibdn5 wrote

Technically anyone that stockpiled enough toilet paper and hand sanitizer had something to burn for warmth.

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[deleted] t1_j1hajv8 wrote

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burningcpuwastaken t1_j1himw9 wrote

You're probably being downvoted because your comment is about as useless as someone from the US criticizing European states for not having air conditioning as standard.

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Kurshuk t1_j1hb4n4 wrote

Well? It is the Internet. It's easy to be loud and wrong. Sometimes I think it's good because it gives people space to practice social engineering but that attitude afield tends to make some issues. You can keep pretending you're right on the internet, but when you're shitting yourself because the water seemed clean the only person you're trying to convince is yourself.

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Emotional-Hunt-5000 t1_j1hbnas wrote

I wanted to yell and say OUR WATER IS CLEAN! But I don't live to far from flint michigan so I'll just go away now

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Kurshuk t1_j1hcdz8 wrote

Nah, not suggesting municipal water is unsafe, the pretty vast majority is pretty good. Just saying people who live in the internet tend to do poorly doing things like backpacking. I've watched people just go rub raw water from the stream in their eyes and cup their hands to drink a bunch. Watched a lot of people with a high standard of living suffer doing outdoors stuff over the years.

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