[sgeisler]

If you make it sound as if they didn't help on an individual level that's clearly misinformation (intentional or unintentional). That due to shortages there might be adverse societal effects is another matter.

I'd argue that it's intentional misinformation so that people make potentially[1] suboptimal personal decisions that lead to better outcomes for society at large. But that's not their call to make. Give me the facts and I'll decide for myself. Otherwise prepare to be called out.

[1] That might or might not be the case depending on personal risk profiles and dependence on a functioning society. Also: a functioning society is worth little to a dead rational actor.