This might be one of those unintended consequences you hear about.
A lot of people are going to start making sure that they aren't caught completely flat footed again like they were this time.
I'd think that is a good lesson to learn. The governments around the world have spent the last 75 years trying to make their populations less self sufficient and more dependent on the government.
Events like we are experiencing now go a long way toward getting people to start thinking right about who's responsible for your well being.
“A lot of people are going to start making sure that they aren’t caught completely flat footed again like they were this time.”
So, this warm up exercise was worth it...