“absurd quantities “
Therein lies your short sightedness. There is no such thing as “absurd quantities”.
The more we have on our side the better. NOTHING will ever go to waste. In war everything is made use of, everything. You cannot possibly have too much. If single a person can’t use it, the community at large can.
I can see your point if you trust your neighbors.
But if you have to move, and the logistics aren’t there to transport it, you’re out of gas/diesel what do you do?
We can play the “planning game” but many a general have died on the battlefield because their plans didn’t pan out.
I imagine many more keyboard commando’s dying for the same reason.