And a lot of us would feel the same way, so to prevent this, we start buying a bit more, prices raise a bit, so a bit more people get scared and...
ESP32 survived even the 2020 chip shortage unscathed. I struggle to imagine this making a dent.
I know ESP32 is popular, but I wished WCH's CH58x got more attention. (Or WCH's chips in general. e.g. their CH32V006 seems really neat for its price).