>"Flash Player reached its official end of life (EOL) on December 31, 2020, when Adobe officially stopped supporting the software. To prevent the app from cont

>"Flash Player reached its official end of life (EOL) on December 31, 2020, when Adobe officially stopped supporting the software. To prevent the app from continuing to be used in the real-world to the detriment of users and their security, Adobe also began blocking Flash content from playing inside the app starting January 12, with the help of a time-bomb mechanism. As Adobe hoped, this last step worked as intended and prevented companies from continuing using the software, forcing many to update systems and remove the app. As SARS tweeted on January 12, the agency was impacted by the time-bomb mechanism, and starting that day, the agency was unable to receive any tax filings via its web portal, where the upload forms were designed as Flash widgets." PDS: There's a greater problem at stake here. That problem can broadly be summarized as follows: 1) What happens when all forms of money/payment become electronic; 2) What happens when, for whatever reason, the underlying electronic system (which includes but is not limited to Computers, Software, Internet, etc.) -- fails? Use another electronic system, right? Well then what about: 3) What happens when one or more crucial components in ALL electronic payment systems (Internet, Electricity, Software, ?) -- fail simultaneously, at the same time? ? It could never happen? ? If you truly believe that, then please read the following: https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2002/11/11/the-law-of-leaky-abstractions https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2002/11/11/the-law-of-leaky-a... Perhaps having equal parts Gold, Silver, Currency, and a stock of easily tradeable items (Coffee, Sugar, Flour, Soup Cans, Noodles, Water Filtration Devices, Batteries, etc.) would be a good hedge against that possibility... Also, the right survival skills -- would be as valuable as Gold...