It’s the same old same old.
If you postulate that having a few weeks of essentials set aside ‘just in case’ it’s OMG you’re PANICKING!!!!!!
NO.
Panic is when your city is put under quarantine for 3 weeks. Or you have a nasty ice storm and no power for 3 weeks. Or you have a hurricane hit nearby. Panic is when you find out after one of those things happen you have a sum total of a half a bottle of expired mustard and a 6pk of skunky beer in your fridge...
Then you can panic.
Prepping prevents panic!
Most peoples idea of three weeks worth of food would probably last several months if it was rationed. anyone who doesn’t have a stocked larder is probably living hand to mouth.
“Prepping prevents panic!”
Speak for yourself. I’m now fully prepped for 3 months, yet I still plan to panic when the time is right, just for fun.