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by gwright 2294 days ago
> people buying in surplus isn't demand. It's just, well, hoarding

Of course it is demand. You may also call it "hoarding" those aren't mutually exclusive concepts.

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Will their consumption of toilet paper increase? This isn't hard.
No it won't, it is time shifted. Doesn't negate the fact that there is a short term demand spike.