As I write this, the news and many social media outlets are talking about the big gas shortage hitting the Southeast. It seems that the major fuel pipeline in this region was hit by a malware attack, making it unable to deliver the normal volume of fuel to its customers.
It had gone on for a few days without much notice at the pumps—or anywhere else. But, following the “Toilet Paper Fiasco of 2020” playbook to the letter, within a day of this situation hitting the news and getting blown up by social media, thousands of gas stations have run out of gas because of the concern folks have that they won’t be able to fill their tank as normal.