But you won't "have" possessions in a "collapse". Imagine arriving at a concentration camp or whatever future euphemism they come up with. You could try to br

But you won't "have" possessions in a "collapse". Imagine arriving at a concentration camp or whatever future euphemism they come up with. You could try to bribe a guard with a Rolex. Then he has a Rolex, and smirks at you as you silently scream "we had a deal!". Or perhaps they grab your hands, look at them, and say "ah, no calluses, looks like you don't do real work". Or they see your glasses, and say "ah, an intellectual". Or they see you have gold fillings, and say "you people always have gold". Any which way, they take everything you have on you and proceed as planned. What counts, what leads to survival, is extreme luck and being more useful alive than dead. Possessions are no help. There are other scenarios for "collapse", I grant you. But whatever shape it takes, it always devalues property that depends on stable society and by comparison, skills and knowledge and adaptation become more important. Also, don't say "shibboleth" the wrong way.