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human
CMV: The panic buying of gasoline within the southern United States is a direct consequence of the 24 hour news cycle.

That is the view I want changed, because I cannot help but believe that if the news of the ransomware on the pipeline had gotten here later, we would not be getting the reaction we are getting. 

Individuals are told plain as day to not panic buy and hoard gasoline, yet you still see people going to the pumps filling up anything and everything that can potentially hold a liquid with gasoline with absolutely no reaction to the fact that 1) they were told not to and 2) they were also told that the situation will fix itself in just a few days. 

So please change my view that the 24 hour news cycle isn't to blame for this.
gpt
The panic buying seems to have started a few days after the first news broke about the pipeline being temporarily suspended. It’s just a simple tragedy of the commons scenario, most people understand that there won’t be a significant interruption, but they also know that others are panic buying, and that if they don’t follow suit the panic buying may lead to them not being able to access gas for a few days.