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I have gold, you have casino chips in a failing empire.

by 29_29 3y ago

pb7 3y ago
You have a yellow metal that's too soft to even make useful tools to tend to your farm. My casino chips are a stake in the future of the world. If they become worthless, I will take your farm by force because no one will be around to stop me.
- 29_29 3y ago
  > I will take your farm by force because no one will be around to stop me. Ah, you hit on it. That is the attitude! Problem is everyone has that entitlement. Trillions and trillions of claims.
  - pb7 3y ago
    Someone "claims" their share of equities by selling but someone else buys. Today I'm buying to invest in my future, someone that's in retirement is selling to fund their remaining years. Are you suggesting we won't have new generations that buy?
  - ryandrake 3y ago
    I've always thought that the people most vocal about preparing for societal collapse seem to be the people least likely to thrive in anarchy. When there is no law and order, we will be ruled by gangs and warlords, not by bootstrapping libertarians hanging on to gold coins and grandpa's shotgun. Nobody is going to care that you have a deed that shows you "own" a farm or that you put a little fence around it. I have a few acquaintances who consider themselves "peppers". When social distancing and travel restrictions started at the beginning of COVID, they were pretty much the first ones to crack and start complaining on social media about how unfair it was that they couldn't go shopping for khakis. So much for rugged self-reliance!
  - amanaplanacanal 3y ago
    betting on the collapse of the social order is a bad bet. sure, it may happen eventually, but it is unlikely to happen within an average person's lifetime.
teslashill 3y ago
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turnsout 3y ago
If things get that bad, the only currency will be canned food and ammunition.
baremetal 3y ago
Just cool yourself out for a minute bro. We are all friends here.
- 29_29 3y ago
  :thumbs up:
toddmatthews 3y ago
if the empire fails, what are you gonna do with gold?
- 29_29 3y ago
  D'oh!

I have gold, you have casino chips in a failing empire.

by 29_29 3y ago

I have gold, you have casino chips in a failing empire.

pb7 3y ago

You have a yellow metal that's too soft to even make useful tools to tend to your farm. My casino chips are a stake in the future of the world. If they become worthless, I will take your farm by force because no one will be around to stop me.

29_29 3y ago
> I will take your farm by force because no one will be around to stop me. Ah, you hit on it. That is the attitude! Problem is everyone has that entitlement. Trillions and trillions of claims.
- pb7 3y ago
  Someone "claims" their share of equities by selling but someone else buys. Today I'm buying to invest in my future, someone that's in retirement is selling to fund their remaining years. Are you suggesting we won't have new generations that buy?
- ryandrake 3y ago
  I've always thought that the people most vocal about preparing for societal collapse seem to be the people least likely to thrive in anarchy. When there is no law and order, we will be ruled by gangs and warlords, not by bootstrapping libertarians hanging on to gold coins and grandpa's shotgun. Nobody is going to care that you have a deed that shows you "own" a farm or that you put a little fence around it. I have a few acquaintances who consider themselves "peppers". When social distancing and travel restrictions started at the beginning of COVID, they were pretty much the first ones to crack and start complaining on social media about how unfair it was that they couldn't go shopping for khakis. So much for rugged self-reliance!
- amanaplanacanal 3y ago
  betting on the collapse of the social order is a bad bet. sure, it may happen eventually, but it is unlikely to happen within an average person's lifetime.

teslashill 3y ago

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turnsout 3y ago

If things get that bad, the only currency will be canned food and ammunition.

baremetal 3y ago

Just cool yourself out for a minute bro. We are all friends here.

29_29 3y ago
:thumbs up:

toddmatthews 3y ago

if the empire fails, what are you gonna do with gold?

29_29 3y ago
D'oh!