There are many unpleasant steps to go until reaching the collapse of the German economy and while the EU has certainly overplayed its hand, giving up too early

There are many unpleasant steps to go until reaching the collapse of the German economy and while the EU has certainly overplayed its hand, giving up too early is (geo)political suicide. Outcomes that are likely this winter are blackouts, bankruptcies for businesses and for individuals financial ruin and losing one's savings. The question is to what extent those will happen and which percentage of the population will be affected.