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COVID and the Ukrainian invasion made me realise that when shit hits the fan, there's not much you can do. Borders close, banks stop working, and people hoard t
by nicbou 4y ago
COVID and the Ukrainian invasion made me realise that when shit hits the fan, there's not much you can do. Borders close, banks stop working, and people hoard the weirdest things.
It made me rethink how fast I could withdraw money and leave the country if things went south. Food won't run short, but everything that allows people and money to move will.
- logicalmonster 4y ago> Food won't run short, I hope not, but don't be so sure that this is an absolute fact of the modern world. Food being scarce is the norm in most of human history, including mass starvations within very recent, living memory.