Of course, as recently as Sunday people like Nunes were telling people it was important to support their local businesses by eating out as if it were their patriotic duty. It might be different now that even Fox and Trump are saying the same thing as the CDC finally.
Maybe not if people literally cannot feed themselves without eating out, though I think that's pretty embarrassing.
I'm not, unfortunately. For years now, cooking has been marketed as a waste of time and effort like hand-washing clothes (think fast food advertising).
Just like anything else, cooking takes time, patience and structure to learn, which many people don't ever have naturally. I was lucky to grow up in a household that enjoyed cooking and I learned when I was kid and boy does it pay off in adulthood, but I also see why so many of my peers don't do it. Everything in our world is optimized for time now, and cooking takes time.
Maybe that's the marketing message that hits some demographics, but there's also plenty of marketing push in the other direction: All the food channels on cable & youtube, amateur cooking competitions, prosumer kitchen renovations, gourmet grocery stores, dozens of cooking magazines and thousands of cookbooks. Not to mention emphasis that cooking skills are desirable for those in the dating scene.
(Now I'm looking forward to a competitive clothes-washing show... no, that's too absurd. Maybe competitive tailoring.)
That exists (kind of). I'm familiar with Project Runway, although that's more fashion oriented but has a strong technical tailoring aspect to it. I'm sure there's more Bob Ross-style shows around sewing/tailoring too.
Still, you're right that many people have access to all those things and choose not to cook for whatever reason.
I stocked up a month ago when everything was still running to ensure my household has food 12 weeks (I always have 30 days, but wanted to be on the safe side), but I know many people did not, and it’s going to be a while before all of those people can be properly supplied.
You will also note that I was following the guidance that the national military provides to its own staff under these circumstances:
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonleopold/nsa-corona...
Suddenly all the years I've spent buying and learning to cook "strange" foods is paying off. Also the people buying "non-perishable" foods are going to suddenly discover how important sauce and spice is when they're eating their unseasoned white rice and beans every night for the next year.
That being said, I am also not in a position where i would go hungry or eat poorly if restaurants near me completely closed down... I do recall someone in college asking me how to boil water for spaghetti noodles, so I have no doubt plenty will be learning how to cook the hard way soon enough
I'm thankful for this, though I wish we hadn't spent the last month trying to convince that same 46% of the country (who trend significantly towards the elderly end of the spectrum) that it was an overblown conspiracy against the incumbent president.
My wife is an excellent cook (I'm crap, but I can cook enough to survive), but she also loves going to restaurants or ordering delivery. Just because you can do something, doesn't mean you always have to.