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[–] starrysonics@lemmy.today 32 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (6 children)

You know, everyone acts like an economic collapse would create an apocalypse world and just be over. Technology doesn't just go away. Infrastructure doesn't just go away. We're looking at a potential world conflict that sees the death and birth of multiple global powers. Think Rome but with nukes and shit. Yeah it's bad in the post nuclear world. We can't predict how bad it will actually be especially with climate shit creeping up but the idea that new governments won't pop up is silly. Really it's kind of hopeful in a way.

Welcome to the shifting of hegemony

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world -2 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

We are talking billions dead. A new dark age. A total collapse of global civilization. No food, no water, no electricity.

Go out this weekend with nothing but a tent and live in the forest. That's what you're about to experience.

Ain't no "new government" gonna spring up around you bro. Refugee camps have better conditions than where we're headed.

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[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 21 points 1 day ago (4 children)

This is why I started hoarding bottle caps.

[–] lechekaflan@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Also learning how to grow rootcrops.

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[–] sifar@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The thing is most of my gold (i.e. ~20% of my portfolio) is as ETFs. Good luck to me using that when civilisation collapses, if it does (I don't think that's happening in the shape and form as it sounds from this article). But then it was not likely at all I would be able to safeguard that in the physical gold form either in that perceived atmosphere of tyranny and mayhem, so that's there.

One could, however, look to reduce or balance (whatever you wanna call it) USD exposure.

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[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 41 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I work in the mining industry and all of my coworkers are so excited about the price of gold and other precious metals hitting record highs. They say that this will result in all of us becoming wealthy. Bless their hearts…

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[–] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago

Gold is worth more for the same reason stocks are worth more.

The GOP is destroying the dollar.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (6 children)

*American civilisational collapse

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

America has been the most dominant world-wide force in 6 decades. If it collapses, it's doing a lot of damage, taking other civilizations with it.

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

I don't disagree with you, that's why it's important for many countries to decouple to minimise the potential aftershock. The question is if politicians in respective countries have the will to do so.

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[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago (11 children)

My maga mom has been trying to get me to buy silver for the last few months and I keep telling her if society ended silver isn’t gonna be worth anything. She got mad and changed the subject 😅

[–] relianceschool@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

If you'd bought silver (or silver ETFs) a few months ago you would have made a whole bunch of money, and society hasn't ended yet.

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

it would be things like CLEAN WATER, crops, and non-perishable foods. just think about the "200" episode of american dad, roger ended civilization when he was bombarded by particles in an acclerators. everyone either became a cannibal or fled/roam around to gather resources for food/security(while trying to avoid getting eaten by cannibals.

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