The only thing that has worth is physical. Pay me with pretend digital bit coin when I need water, bullets or food? Bitcoin is digital which means someone somewhere can wipe it out in some keystrokes. Gold, silver, lead, powder, toilet paper, etc., are the currency, plus bartering. This is if the shit really hits the fan. I’ll hold on my physicals thank you
Only if you can protect it. My issue is location. If SHTF I would likely feel the need to leave town and go someplace rural that probably doesn't want me along with millions of others. Those rural places are surely armed but so are the people fleeing to them so there is going to be a turf battle.
I think the mountainous people will be fine but those just off a highway (especially farmers) within 100 miles of a large city are going to be overrun.
You have good points that I discussed with a building engineer that is trading on Robin Hood. His points were bullets, vs. mine being gold. History has shown that gold never looses its value by much. Remember I may be able to buy my mercenaries and my food, or I can take them with bullets and risk being meat. It’s a never ending debate. Some will win from both sides. But as long as we have trees we have toilet paper, as long as we have rain, we have water, as long as we have gold, we have wealth. Still up for debate fren
The only thing that has worth is physical. Pay me with pretend digital bit coin when I need water, bullets or food? Bitcoin is digital which means someone somewhere can wipe it out in some keystrokes. Gold, silver, lead, powder, toilet paper, etc., are the currency, plus bartering. This is if the shit really hits the fan. I’ll hold on my physicals thank you
If SHTF, no doubt. I’ll trade you 3 rolls of tp for your chicken. Best offer I can give. :)
In the meantime, the dollar is debasing, meaning you get to buy LESS tp, ammo, gold, etc.
But really … if shit smashes the fan and flutters in all directions, gold is worthless. Ammo, food, medicine will be worth far more.
Only if you can protect it. My issue is location. If SHTF I would likely feel the need to leave town and go someplace rural that probably doesn't want me along with millions of others. Those rural places are surely armed but so are the people fleeing to them so there is going to be a turf battle.
I think the mountainous people will be fine but those just off a highway (especially farmers) within 100 miles of a large city are going to be overrun.
You have good points that I discussed with a building engineer that is trading on Robin Hood. His points were bullets, vs. mine being gold. History has shown that gold never looses its value by much. Remember I may be able to buy my mercenaries and my food, or I can take them with bullets and risk being meat. It’s a never ending debate. Some will win from both sides. But as long as we have trees we have toilet paper, as long as we have rain, we have water, as long as we have gold, we have wealth. Still up for debate fren