Yeah, I agree, it’s saying that whatever forces are at play in creating and storing supplies, are unable to do basic calculations. Or else are acting deontologically (“We must throw everything we can at this crisis immediately”) and expect their governments to make sure things never get too bad such that they need to personally plan for such terrible situations. Avoiding thinking about things getting too bad and not thinking through taboo tradeoffs seem closely related.
Yeah, I agree, it’s saying that whatever forces are at play in creating and storing supplies, are unable to do basic calculations. Or else are acting deontologically (“We must throw everything we can at this crisis immediately”) and expect their governments to make sure things never get too bad such that they need to personally plan for such terrible situations. Avoiding thinking about things getting too bad and not thinking through taboo tradeoffs seem closely related.