It's ingrained in the DNA. Just like when we had the 2021, or was it 2020 Colonial pipeline problem. All of the highest state government officials went on the air, on the web, Etc stating that it was just a temporary problem and motorists in our state would be just fine, SO LONG AS PEOPLE DON'T START HOARDING GAS.
The population took that to mean; IT'S TIME TO HOARD GAS!!! And things immediately went to hell.